Battle of Bemis Heights

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The Battle of Bemis Heights was a decisive 1777 American victory in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War that helped persuade France to openly support the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
AmericanCasualties several hundred killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ
associatedWith Saratoga National Historical Park ⓘ
belligerent British-aligned German auxiliaries ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
BritishCasualties over 500 killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ
campaignObjective British attempt to control the Hudson River Valley ⓘ
combatType land battle ⓘ
commander Benedict Arnold ⓘ
Benjamin Lincoln ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ
John Burgoyne ⓘ
Simon Fraser ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence Boosted American morale ⓘ
Led to formal French alliance with the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1777-10-07 ⓘ
decisiveFactor Breakthrough of British lines by American assaults ⓘ
Effective American riflemen under Daniel Morgan ⓘ
followedBy Surrender of Burgoyne ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Saratoga
forceStrengthAmerican approximately 7,000–9,000 troops ⓘ
forceStrengthBritish approximately 6,000–7,000 troops ⓘ
fortification American defensive line at Bemis Heights ⓘ
geographicalFeature Hudson River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Hudson Valley
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
Age of Revolution ⓘ
involvedUnit British Army ⓘ
Brunswick and other German auxiliary troops ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
location Bemis Heights, near Saratoga, New York ⓘ
notableEvent Wounding of Benedict Arnold ⓘ
opponentObjective British attempt to isolate New England from the other colonies ⓘ
partOf Saratoga campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Freeman's Farm ⓘ
region Upstate New York ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance Contributed to British General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga ⓘ
Decisive turning point in the Saratoga campaign ⓘ
Helped persuade France to openly support the United States ⓘ
tactics Aggressive American counterattacks led by Benedict Arnold ⓘ
American use of fortified defensive positions on high ground ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Saratoga campaign → hasPart → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Saratoga campaign → hasPart → Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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Daniel Morgan → battle → Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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Battle of Freeman's Farm → followedBy → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Battle of Bemis Heights → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bemis Heights
Siege of Saratoga → hasPart → Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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Siege of Saratoga → hasPart → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Morgan's Riflemen → notableEngagement → Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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Morgan's Riflemen → notableEngagement → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Bemis Heights → associatedWithEvent → Second Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Bemis Heights) ⓘ
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Morgan's Rifle Corps → engagement → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
British Northern Army → engagement → Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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British Northern Army → engagement → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Wounding of Benedict Arnold → partOf → Second Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
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Heinrich von Breymann → participatedIn → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
2nd New Hampshire Regiment → engagement → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
1st New Hampshire Regiment → engagement → Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ