Battle of Saratoga

What is the Map showing?

• British

• Americans

• Battle between British and Americans

• The Texas Revolution

What side is pictured in red

• British

• Texans

• Mexicans

• Americans

Account of the Battle of Saratoga:  The next day, 20^th September 1777, several of Burgoyne’s senior offices urged him to renew the attack on the American positions. It is suggested that if he had done so he would have taken advantage of the disarray into which the previous day’s hard fighting had thrown Gates’s army. Although initially tempted by the proposal, Burgoyne finally rejected it and remained in his camp by the Hudson River.

This Reading describes a missed opportunity of which side?

• Texans

• British

• Mexicans

• Americans

Account of the Battle of Saratoga:  The next day, 20^th September 1777, several of Burgoyne’s senior offices urged him to renew the attack on the American positions. It is suggested that if he had done so he would have taken advantage of the disarray into which the previous day’s hard fighting had thrown Gates’s army. Although initially tempted by the proposal, Burgoyne finally rejected it and remained in his camp by the Hudson River.

Which side was in disarray after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Texans

• British

• Mexicans

• Americans

Account of the Battle of Saratoga:  The next day, 20^th September 1777, several of Burgoyne’s senior offices urged him to renew the attack on the American positions. It is suggested that if he had done so he would have taken advantage of the disarray into which the previous day’s hard fighting had thrown Gates’s army. Although initially tempted by the proposal, Burgoyne finally rejected it and remained in his camp by the Hudson River.

What could have been the outcome if Burgoyne had renewed the attack on the American positions?

• Defeat of the Americans

• Victory for the Americans

• Stalemate

• Retreat of the British

Account of the Battle of Saratoga:  The next day, 20^th September 1777, several of Burgoyne’s senior offices urged him to renew the attack on the American positions. It is suggested that if he had done so he would have taken advantage of the disarray into which the previous day’s hard fighting had thrown Gates’s army. Although initially tempted by the proposal, Burgoyne finally rejected it and remained in his camp by the Hudson River.

What is the significance of the 20^th September 1777 in the Battle of Saratoga?

• End of the battle

• Start of the battle

• Day of the missed opportunity for the British

• Day of the American victory