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Events on Friday 17 October 1777 1
1777Battles of SaratogaAmerican victory forces British surrenderAmerican forces under Horatio Gates defeated a British army led by General John Burgoyne in two engagements near Saratoga, New York. Burgoyne surrendered his entire army of roughly 6,000 men on 17 October 1777. The victory convinced France to enter the war openly on the American side.