What Happened at the Battle of Saratoga

question 59

Multiple Choice

What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?

• A) A British drive toward Albany was halted when General Burgoyne surrendered 5,800 troops to General Gates.
• B) Cooperation between General Washington's armies and the French fleet trapped General Cornwallis and forced him to surrender.
• C) General Washington was forced to retreat to New Jersey to escape defeat.
• D) The American forces were saved only with the arrival of 15,000 fresh French troops.
• E) Fifty-nine cannons that Colonel Henry Knox brought overland from Fort Ticonderoga helped to save the day for the Americans.

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