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Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York 1822 U.S. Capitol Art Collection Washington, D.C. | Trumbull, John | The scene of the surrender of the British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, on October 17, 1777, was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War that prevented the British from dividing New England from the rest of the colonies. The central figure is the American General Horatio Gates, who refused to take the sword offered by General Burgoyne,... | Unrated |
- American Revolutionary War