The Battle of Saratoga was a two-phase battle with the primary phase described as the Battle at Freeman's Farm and the next is remembered as the Battle of Bemis Heights. The importance of this battle may be observed in the fact that the American colonists won this battle. This battle provided a boost to the spirit of the American colonists and influenced the French to provide them with assistance. In the first phase, the British troops in the leadership of John Burgoyne won the battle, however, in the second phase, the Patriots under Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates actively defeated the British army.
