Pencil in the date-- July 6, 1777-- that's when British Gen. John Burgoyne forced the surrender of this N.Y. fort
The uncontested surrender of Ticonderoga caused an uproar in the American... [DOC] [TLE] Battles of Saratoga - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax 
of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the 
British in the American Revolutionary War.