British FAILS on Saratoga

At the Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold was fired at by hundreds of Hessian muskets. The Hessians retreated, but Arnold was shot in the leg. Without a leader, the Hessians should have been able to force the Continental Army back.  Burgoyne's Hessian  army was forced to retreat through the cold and rain. His soldiers were malnourished and exhausted. The Continental Army fired on the exhausted Hessian force without stop for many days. Burgoyne was then forced to surrender. This Patriot victory later led to the French becoming allies with the Continental Army.

By Hudson Peterson