USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7, 200–8, 000 men southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Ontario; the goal was to take Albany, New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -How it ended. American victory. One of the most decisive American battles of the Revolutionary War, Saratoga ended British general John Burgoyne’s attempt to control the Hudson River Valley.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Burgoyne, (born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, England-died June 4, 1792, London), British general, best remembered for his defeat by superior American forces in the Saratoga (New York) campaign of 1777, during the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -He designed an invasion scheme and was appointed to command a force moving south from Canada to split away New England and end the rebellion. Burgoyne advanced from Canada but his slow movement allowed the Americans to concentrate their forces.

Detailed explanation-5: -Between his military prowess and Lord Derby’s influence, Burgoyne became an important part in the British campaign against the French coast during the Seven Years/French and Indian War. He was also the key figure in the formation of the first two British light horse regiments, one of which he was given command in 1759.