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- The Strategy of the British
- Lets devide the rebels and take control of New Yorks, Hudson RIver Valley.
- The Plan of the British
- Lets leave Canada and go move South to Albany New York
- The Plan of the British
- Hello General Burgoyne!
- Hello General Howe!
- The British’s strategy was to divide the rebels by taking control of New York’s Hudson River valley. Control of this waterway would allow the British to cut New England off from the rest of the states. THe British think New England is the heart of the revolution.
- Failures of the British's Plan
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- This looks like an easy invasion route!
- The first part of the British's plan is that General John Burgoyne needed to leave Canada in June 1777 with about 8000 British soldiers and American Indian warriors. He planned to move this army south of Albany, New York.
- Failures of the British's Plan
- I have my own plans.... MUHAHAHHAHAHAHA
- The second part of the British's strategy is General Burgoyne would meet up with General Howe. He was supposed to march his army north from New York City.
- Effects of the War of Saratoga
- We aren't losers anymore! Yay!
- The first big problem with the British’s plan was that what looked like an easy invasion route on a map, was anything but easy. When trying to invade New York they faced many hardships.
- The second big problem with the British's plan was that General Howe had his own ideas about how to win the war. He did not want to follow, the already planned out plan, of the British.
- The two biggest effects of the battle of Saratoga were, before the Americans won at Saratoga, most of the world believed that the American cause was hopeless. More people believed in the cause when they beat the British. Second, the French became an ally of the United States.
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