A rebel force of 2, 000 men, primarily composed of New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by men led by Colonel Seth Warner and members of the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, and supported by additional men under Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann.

The battle was an important victory for the rebel cause, as it reduced Burgoyne's army in size by almost 1, 000 men, led his Indian support to largely abandon him, and deprived him of needed supplies, all factors that contributed to Burgoyne's eventual surrender at Saratoga.

Burgoyne's army was readying to cross the Hudson at Fort Edward on August 17 when the first word of the battle arrived.

Interestingly, a significant portion of Stark's force returned home and did not again become influential in the campaign until appearing at Saratoga on October 13 to complete the encirclement of Burgoyne's army.

There are red markers depicting the position of John Burgoyne's army near Saratoga at the time of its surrender in 1777.

Bathsheba's pregnancy occasioned a series of desperate plots to murder her husband, finally brought to fruition with the aid of two British deserters from General John Burgoyne's defeated army.

When Burgoyne's army approached, and General Schuyler with his forces fell back from Fort Edward to the Islands at the mouth of the Mohawk, the people on this side of the Hudson took refuge in Lansingburgh.

Lincoln was diplomatic enough to allow him to operate independently against the rear of General John Burgoyne's British army.

Stark's action contributed to the surrender of Burgoyne's northern army after the Battles of Saratoga by raising American morale, by keeping the British from getting supplies, and by subtracting several hundred men from the enemy order of battle.

Burgoyne's advance was stopped in the Battles of Saratoga in September and October, and he surrendered his army on 17 October.

Burgoyne's army was overwhelmed at Saratoga by a swarming of local militia, spearheaded by a cadre of American regulars.

Gates assumed command of the Northern Department on August 19 and led the army during the defeat of British General Burgoyne's invasion at the Battle of Saratoga.

Some have argued that Howe failed to follow instructions and essentially abandoned Burgoyne's army ; others suggest that Burgoyne failed on his own and then tried to shift the blame to Howe and Clinton.

The three generals disagreed on what Burgoyne's most likely movement was, and Congress also rendered the opinion that Burgoyne's army was likely to move to New York by sea.

Most of Burgoyne's army had arrived in Quebec in the spring of 1776, and participated in the routing of Continental Army troops from the province.

Burgoyne's army traveled up the lake and occupied the undefended Fort Crown Point by June 30.

General Arthur St. Clair, who had been left in command of Fort Ticonderoga and its surrounding defenses with a garrison of about 3, 000 regulars and militia, had no idea on July 1 of the full strength of Burgoyne's army, large elements of which were then just away.

Burgoyne's army was reduced by about 1, 500 men as a result of the Ticonderoga actions.

Burgoyne's decision to move the army over land via Fort Anne was a curious one, for it contradicted his own earlier commentaries on planning the expedition, in which he presciently observed that defenders could easily block the route.

The advance of Burgoyne's army to Fort Edward was, as with the approach to Ticonderoga, preceded by a wave of Indians, which chased away the small contingent of troops left there by Schuyler.

This number did not include Stark's small army at Bennington, which was reduced in size by disease and the departure of some of its companies, but was also augmented by several hundred troops raised by General Benjamin Lincoln, who was assigned to make attacks against Burgoyne's supply and communications.

At the beginning of September 1777 Burgoyne's army, now just over 7, 000 strong, was located on the east bank of the Hudson.

Burgoyne's concern over supplies was magnified in early August when he received word from Howe that he ( Howe ) was going to Philadelphia, and was not in fact going to advance up the Hudson River valley.

The effect on Burgoyne's campaign was significant.

Washington, on hearing of Burgoyne's advance and the retreat from Ticonderoga, stated that the event was " not apprehended, nor within the compass of my reasoning ".

The original settlement, which may have supplied wood to Benedict Arnold's troops, was completely destroyed during the American Revolutionary War in connection with British General John Burgoyne's march from Canada to Saratoga.

In late 1754 Burgoyne's wife gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth, who was to prove to be the couples ' only child.

Carleton then led the British forces onto Lake Champlain, but was, in Burgoyne's opinion, insufficiently bold when he failed to attempt the capture of Fort Ticonderoga after winning the naval Battle of Valcour Island in October.

Underlining the plan was the belief that Burgoyne's aggressive thrust from Quebec would be aided by the movements of two other large British forces under Generals Howe and Clinton who would support the advance.

Germain had overseen the overall strategy for the campaign and had significantly neglected to order General Howe to support Burgoyne's invasion, instead leaving him to believe that he was free to launch his own attack on Philadelphia.

Morgan's regiment was reassigned to the army's Northern Department and on Aug. 30 he joined General Horatio Gates to aid in resisting Burgoyne's offense.

Burgoyne's effort was unsuccessfully supported by Colonel Barry St. Leger's attempt to move on Albany, New York through the Mohawk River valley.

Burgoyne's invasion plan from Quebec had two components: he would lead the main force of about 8, 000 men along Lake Champlain towards Albany while a second column of about 2, 000 men ( which Barry St. Leger was chosen to lead ), would move down the Mohawk River valley in a strategic diversion.

They had no significant knowledge of what was being planned for the British forces in Quebec, in spite of Burgoyne's complaints that everyone in Montreal knew what he was planning.

France responded to Burgoyne's defeat by entering the war, openly allying with America and turning the Revolutionary War into a major worldwide war.

Baum's Germans left Burgoyne's camp at Fort Edward on August 9 and marched to Fort Miller, where they waited until they were joined by the Indians and a company of British marksmen.

With Fraser mortally wounded, the British light infantry fell back into and through the redoubts occupied by Burgoyne's main force.

The last part of Burgoyne's proposal, the advance by Howe up the Hudson from New York City, proved to be the most controversial part of the campaign.

Under the terms of the convention Burgoyne's army was to march to Boston, where British ships would transport it back to England, on condition that its members not participate in the conflict until they were formally exchanged.

When their charge carried the first bunker, Burgoyne's forces withdrew to the positions they had held before the Freeman's Farm battle.

Command of the fort was then given to General Arthur St. Clair, who arrived only three weeks before Burgoyne's army.

The detachment there set fire to the works and retreated to the old French lines ( so called because they were the site of the French defence in the 1758 Battle of Carillon ), getting away not long before the arrival of Burgoyne's advance guard.

Certain that General John Burgoyne's defeat at the Battle of Saratoga two years before would mean a new nation, nearly 1, 000 citizens of northern New York ( which then included what eventually became Vermont ) began the first popular demand for higher education in America.

He led troops during the Quebec, New York, and New Jersey campaigns, and was then put in command of Fort Ticonderoga, where he made the critical decision to retreat before Burgoyne's advancing army.