The Battle of Saratoga , a turning point in the American Revolution, and secured a French alliance for the Americans. General Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates led the cause against the British General John Burgoyne.
Print shows a "Virginian loyalist" being forced to sign a document, possibly issued by the Williamsburg Convention, by a club-wielding mob of "liberty men". On the left, a man is being led towards a gallows standing in the background on the right and…
The map demonstrates the geography of Valcour Island in the defeat of the American fleet held under control by Benedict Arnold by British commander Captain Pringle.
In addition to showing the attack and defeat of the American Fleet under Benedict Arnold, the map also shows notes related to British and rebel naval forces.
Arnold's official appointment of Major General by the Continental Congress. On April 28, 1777, Arnold almost single-handedly stopped the British from raiding the American supply post at Danbury, Connecticut. His heroic actions prompted Congress to…