Saratoga
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- proper noun
- /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/
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Batalla de Saratoga
- He stayed with Gates through the Battle of Saratoga, then resigned due to problems with his health.
- the battle of Saratoga
- victory at Saratoga
- surrender at Saratoga
Like the Battle of Saratoga and things like that, that she's done her homework.
- Like the Battle of Saratoga and things like that, that she's done her homework.
Examples
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A year before Benedict Arnold saved his country by winning the Battle of Saratoga, he saved his country by losing the Battle of Valcour Island.
Blog text (21) -
The delays at Saratoga allowed for Stark's win at Bennington, which was a huge factor in the eventual win at Saratoga.
Blog text (23) -
He lost the battle of Saratoga last October.
Fiction book (1994) -
He had his horse shot from under him at Saratoga.
Fiction book (1994) -
He was active in preparing the defense against the British invasion in the Saratoga Campaign (1777).
Blog text (4) -
On 17 December 1777, shortly after the victory at Saratoga, Louis XVI of France recognized the independence of the colonies and agreed to enter into an alliance with them.
Academic text (1992) -
Generals Mifflin and Conway communicated their plans to General Gates at Saratoga, who immediately joined in the scheme, as it was he they were trying to promote.
Academic text (1992) -
They listened wide-eyed to his stories, oohing and aahing over the hero of Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga.
Fiction book (1994) -
General Gates insisted that Lt. Col. Wilkinson, Gates' aide-de-camp, be rewarded for the Saratoga victory by promotion to Brigadier General, skipping the grade of Colonel.
Academic text (1992) -
The Battle of Saratoga marked a decisive victory for American forces in 1777.
Synonyms
A 1777 American victory that is a turning point for the colonies in the Revolutionary War
Two major battles in 1777 during the American Revolution in which American forces defeat the British under General Burgoyne
Compounds
A 1777 American victory that is a turning point for the colonies in the Revolutionary War
Two major battles in 1777 during the American Revolution in which American forces defeat the British under General Burgoyne
- Specialized
A small insect that feeds on pine trees and makes foam on branches
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saratoga probably comes from a Native American name like Sarachtoga that meant 'place of swift water' or 'hillside country'. The 1777 Battle of Saratoga was named for that place, so thinking of the river and the hills gives an easy image to remember this turning point in the American Revolution.