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# The Battle of Saratoga Begins
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-battle-of-saratoga-begins-kiaqgz/
- Published: 2025-11-07T16:00:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:43.000Z
- Description: General Horatio Gates' force clashes with the British, beginning the Battle of Saratoga.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_0d665153-a39a-4a5d-8420-99c6154aa799, #extra

General Horatio Gates and his Patriot forces are dug in along the Bemis Heights just south of Saratoga, and the British Army led by General John Burgoyne. Burgoyne is determined to find the Patriots and drive them out. Some of his forces battle with Patriots led by Benedict Arnold and Daniel Morgan. The battle is a draw, but crucially, the British do not discover the main Patriot fortifications.