BATTLES OF SARATOGA
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
1777 ORISKANY 1927
UNITED STATES POSTAGE
SURRENDER OF GENL BURGOYNE
SARATOGA
2 CENTS 2
1776 1976
SURRENDER OF
GENERAL BURGOYNE
WDA
In God We Trust
BICENTENNIAL ISSUE
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Narrative text over an Eagle with Arrows in one talon and a olive branch in the other standing on a shield
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BATTLES OF SARATOGA
On September 19, 1777,
a British force under
General John Burgoyne fought
an engagement with an American army at
Freeman`s farm on Bemis Heights near Saratoga,
N.Y. The second engagement occurred October 7, 1777.
Burgonye attacked the American position but
was driven back. The Americans, led by General
Benedict Arnold, surrounded Burgoyne near
Saratoga, and on October 17, he surrendered.
The battles of Saratoga were the first
major American victories and marked
the turning point of the war.
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Latin
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United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
