Gates defeated Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777), the Franco-American alliance (1778), and Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (1781): H

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Gates defeated Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777), the Franco-American alliance (1778), and Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (1781): H

ow were these three events linked? How important was the French alliance to the Patriot victory?

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vitfil [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-08T08:27:55+03:00

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New York | Sep 19 - Oct 7, 1777. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.