Question

4. In 1777, who commanded the American soldiers who captured 5,800 British soldiers under General Burgoyne at Saratoga?

Answer 1

It was General Horatio Gates who commanded the American soldiers in 1777 between September to October who held captive the five thousand eight hundred (5,800) British soldiers that at the same time under General Burgoyne at Saratoga near New York. This war took place during the American Revolutionary War.  The victory ended so great in favor of the Americans causing some French to side the Americans. This scenario was called to be the turning point of the war between the France and the United States of America.