Battle of Saratoga | Animated Battle Map
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- The Patriot success at Saratoga was one of the most influential results of the Revolutionary War. Horatio Gates' commanding victory over John Burgoyne kept the British from exercising their plan of cutting New England off from the rest of the Colonies, shifting their focus to the Southern Campaign. The American victory also convinced King Louis XVI of France to join the fight for American Independence.
This animated battle map highlights the engagements at Fort Ticonderoga, Hubbardton, Fort Stanwix, Bennington and Saratoga.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
I'm convinced we need a HBO Rome style series of the American Revolution. Great video by the way!
@@HistoryRebels you have John Adams series but it’s more political centered
@@HistoryRebels you literally took the words right out of my mouth.
I think the same thing about Napoleon.
Thanks for these battle break-downs and maps!
For sure I would love to see something like this but on the events on the gulf coast where the great Galves fought British and German auxiliary troops.
Couple of notes:
1 - The town then known as Saratoga is now called Schuylerville. The name was changed in the 1800s due to the rise of Saratoga Springs and gambling associated with that town. Parts of the historical park including the Schuyler House (yes the father of the girls from Hamilton) and the Battle Monument are in Schuylerville.
2 - There are two nods to Benedict Arnold in the Park. One is the Boot Monument at the place where Arnold was injured. It is just a boot without a name. Second is one of the nooks in the Battle Monument. The others hold statues of the heroes of the battle. The 4th, for Arnold, is empty.
3 - In case it is not clear, Arnold was given the Governor Generalship of Philadelphia and then Command of West Point during his recovery from his wounds at Saratoga. Controversy followed him at Philadelphia eventually souring his relationship with the revolution and thus leading to his betrayal.
4 - It is generous to say that Arnold was given permission to attack at the 2nd Battle of Saratoga. He was confined to quarters after an argument with Gates. He promptly ignored that and attacked.
5 - The inclusion of Hessian troops was a major issue for the locals and led to many rumors including the death of Jane McRae. Most of the German troops captured at Saratoga eventually settled in the US instead of returning to Germany.
Excellent notes. I've lived in Saratoga.. The battle and surrender were 9 and 13 miles away. And while the narrator said that "Arnold had permission to attack" is clearly incorrect. He disobeyed Gates order and led the attack.
Thank you for the context because as I was watching the battle map, I’m thinking to myself - how is it considered the battle of Saratoga when most of battle took place outside of Saratoga? A Quick Look at the current map and interesting to see a town named Gates southwest of Schuylerville.
Thank you for the additional info
The town is still called Saratoga, and portions of it were carved out for the places called Schuylerville and Victory.
Schuylerville is the village. It is located in Saratoga County. And there is no village of Saratoga anymore. There is a city called Saratoga Springs, which is distinct from the battle. Saratoga Springs was built up as a resort town in the 1800s around the Springs and racetrack.
Excellent as usual. It is difficult to imagine the hardships of both sides during the campaigns of that war.
Of the three major battlefields major battlefields I have visited (Gettysburg, Antietam, and Saratoga), Saratoga is the least coherent and most difficult to grasp. The battlefield sprawls across a vast broken terrain of small rises and gullies broken by stands of trees and low brushy ground. It is hard to see how a force could maintain coherent lines or even see very far in any direction from where they stood..
The high ground, with good visibility, on the south end was held firmly by the Americans, and the British had to somehow dislodge them, while they were being attacked and worn down by small indecisive skirmishes.
No reinforcements were coming to help Burgoyne, his vulnerable supply lines went all the way back to Canada and what he had was dwindling, and winter was coming on. He had to quit.
I've been to the same battlefields and more. Saratoga is negleted compared to the others.. Especially when you consider it was a decisive American victory that turned the tide. The narratives are old.. The markers are few and the visitors center needs work. Volunteers do what they can to enhance it - but not to the scale that it should be.
The American Battlefield Trust seems to be more focused on the Civil War. Many of the battlefields they perserve have more population centers near them - and are always under the threat of corporations. Saratoga does not get the volume of visitors due to its rural area.. But it could become a destination with a little more heart and soul. I don't believe land purchases would be necessary there. More updates/maps/interpretive signs and general cleaning up. They still have the 1960's style push button recordings that were nice in their day, but most dont work anymore.
Very well done. Good reminder to get back up to the Hudson Valley sooner rather than later, it’s beautiful up there and I’d like to see monuments there are to this campaign.
There’s a monument to just a leg there. It’s a tough one but I’m glad it’s there.
Nice job on this!
Excellent work ABT!
Love these animated maps! I hope someday there's several detailing the battles in the Carolinas and Georgia.
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Nice, thanks.
Excellent video! Well done.
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Also, the Americans put a heavy chain across the Hudson river at West Point and stopped the British ships going north to Albany.
So good!!!
There should be a movie or even a miniseries about this battle
Sadly few exist. There is the 1959 film "The Devil's Disciple" which is based on a play of the same name and references some of the personalities of the Saratoga campaign. There is also the reenactment film "Battle of Saratoga" (2003) and "Drums Along the Mohawk."
Why on earth has this never been made into a major motion picture? Why?
You could argue that Patriot filled that role, but it was also incredibly inaccurate.
General Gates doesn’t deserve the recognition for the victory of Saratoga when it was Benedict Arnold.
Benedict was the true leader that improved the attack for the victory over Gates plans that could have destroyed the army or lose the entire war itself.
What about the new Hampshire volunteers and General John Stark. No mention of these patriots.
Great overview, but the Quabbin Reservoir---the massive body of water in the middle of Massachusetts that the map depicts---didn't exist until the 1930s.
Put a visit to Fort Ticonderoga on your bucket list. Plan at least one full day there.
This was great. But did I hear the phrase, "the INDECISIVE battle of Oriskany"? Come on, Herkimer's force got massacred there.
The battle of cowpens another great battle 😊😊
👍 to Arnold's Leg 👍
ABT: It's not Civil War sites!
What are those call moving
This video downplays the role of Benedict Arnold (to whom I am related), who did more than Gates to carry the day. And all he got was a small statue of his leg. No wonder he got pissed off.
He got the statue of his leg after he sold out his country for money and hate
What of the culper spy ring
Benedict Arnold was a smart general
Yeah he was. Him and Daniel Morgan were each some of the most competent commanders in the entire continental army. I kinda get why Arnold eventually disavowed them when they passed him over for recognition.
Unfortunately he was stupid enough to be a traitor
@@jonathanwilliams1065 I mean, yes and no? Technically everyone in the continental army was a traitor. There's an argument to be made that he was a traitor that came to his senses and returned to serving the crown. Idk, betraying traitors is a weird niche
What happened to the 5000 British prisoner's, I read once that only approximately 500 ever made it home.
They were split up between prison camps in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Many of them stayed in the U.S. after the end of the war.
@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Thanks, I was aware that many remained and that a number even switched sides. Thank you for giving that information. I am at present researching my family history, and discovered that an ancestor marched with Burgoyne.
@@michaelhealy1825 very cool, good luck!
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