• Scenic rural landscape with green lawn, cloud-flecked blue sky, and autumn foliage punctuated by a small, deep red farmhouse and red cannon carriages.

    Saratoga

    National Historical Park New York

A Crucial American Victory

Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender.  This crucial American victory in the Battle of Saratoga renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world.

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Features

  • A small, red, one-room farmhouse.

    Battlefield

    Gentle, serene, rolling riverbanks became the iron anchor of a desperate American defense against invading British forces in September 1777.

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  • A pale yellow, stately yet simple two-story historic house.

    Schuyler House

    American General Philip Schuyler’s country house, burned by the retreating British, rose like a phoenix from its ashes.

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  • A tall, stone obelisk reaches into a clear, cool sky.

    Saratoga Monument

    Stone and sentiment united to form this 155-foot obelisk commemorating the American victory in the Battle of Saratoga.

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  • A welcoming boardwalk that offers historical signs while meandering through peaceful woodland.

    Victory Woods

    Exhausted and depleted, British troops encamped here were surrounded by overwhelming American forces. Hope fled, and British surrender followed.

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Did You Know?

Picture of a brick and clay baking oven.

Bread, pies, cookies --delicious! Baking in the 18th century was done in brick or clay "beehive" ovens.  Heated by building a fire inside that was burned down to coals and ash, the heat stored in the brick and clay baked the food.  A wooden plug covered the front opening and kept heat inside.