Bemis Heights

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Bemis Heights is a historically significant area in upstate New York best known as a key battlefield site during the American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
historic site
landform
associatedWithConflict American Revolutionary War
associatedWithEvent First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm)
Second Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Bemis Heights)
associatedWithPerson Benedict Arnold
Daniel Morgan
Enoch Poor
John Burgoyne
category American Revolutionary War site in New York
Saratoga County historic place
commandedBy Horatio Gates
country United States
dateOfEvent 19 September 1777
7 October 1777
elevation approximately 300 feet above the Hudson River
fortifiedBy Thaddeus Kościuszko
linked to: Tadeusz Kościuszko
hasHeritageDesignation part of a U.S. National Historical Park
hasRole American defensive position in the Battles of Saratoga
hasView overlooks the Hudson River valley
historicalSignificance helped secure French alliance with the United States
knownFor American Revolutionary War battlefield
Battles of Saratoga
linked to: Saratoga campaign

turning point in the American Revolutionary War
locatedIn New York State
Saratoga County, New York NERFINISHED
Town of Stillwater
linked to: Stillwater

United States
locatedNear Hudson River
Saratoga Springs, New York
militaryFeature earthworks
fortified lines
namedAfter Bemis family
nearestWaterBody Hudson River
opposedBy British Army
German auxiliary troops (Hessians)
linked to: Hessian troops
partOf Saratoga National Historical Park
Saratoga battlefield
region upstate New York
resultOfBattles major American victory
surrender of British General John Burgoyne
strategicImportance blocked British advance from Canada toward Albany
controlled access along the Hudson River corridor
terrain ridge
wooded high ground
tourism visited as part of Saratoga National Historical Park
usedBy Continental Army

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Stillwater, New York locatedNear Bemis Heights
subject linked to: Stillwater
Saratoga Battlefield hasPart Bemis Heights