Battles of Saratoga: A History from Beginning to End

by Hourly History

The Battles of Saratoga are often regarded as the turning point in the American War of Independence when the North American colonies began their march to triumph against Great Britain. Fought in September and October 1777, these two battles were significant victories for a variety of reasons. The actual history of these monumental battles—their causes, the battles themselves, and their aftermath—is both complex and thrilling. Discover the history and legacy of the Battles of Saratoga in this book.

Discover a plethora of topics such as
Colonial America: The Causes of the Revolutionary War
Prelude to the Battles at Saratoga
First Battle: The Battle of Freeman’s Farm
Between the Battles
Second Battle: The Battle of Bemis Heights
Aftermath
And much more!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History, Military Fiction, Ebooks

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2021

About the author

At Hourly History, we focus on publishing history books that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

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Reviews

[Gerry O'Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice tale of the battles of Saratoga, ruined by insidious opining

This tells the tales of the battles of Saratoga with some pertinent details that help describe the actions of the two armies and how the effects of those actions affected the outcome. All of that is expected and appreciated. If there were more of those details provided, this might be rated 5 stars.
Instead we are presented with opinions disguised as facts that have no bearing or relevance to the telling of why these battles are important to American history. Here's A segment:
" It is impossible to know the total death toll, but experts estimate that hundreds of millions of native people died as a direct result of contact with Europeans in what is the largest genocide in human history." I googled genocides, and the results include the Armenian genocide, the holocaust, Khmer Rouge, Stalin's and Mao's genocides but no mention of this, "... the largest genocide in human history." The author presents no data or reference to support this contention. If "hundreds of millions of native people died, where were their massive cities? How did they feed them all or clothe them all with subsistence farming? The USA has only ~330 million people today with modern intensive farming techniques and modern transportation and infrastructure.
Another comment says "... The establishment of what would become the United States was largely dependant on slavery..." There was slavery. Was it endemic to the whole of the colonies? This allegation is unfounded and inflammatory. Someone obviously has an agenda to pursue that would be unwarranted in a discussion of these battles.

[Bob Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Turning Point

This was a major event in the Amerixan Revolution no doubt. It is well told in the book. I have only one problem with this telling and that is the background information. In others I have read in this series the same lead uo information is giving. By that I mean I know more about the start of the War with each book read. Sometimes it feels as if the main topic is given a short shift by the background information. However I now realize that this done for the reader, who has not already read the background information, so they will know why these events are happeening and ehy theu are important. If I didn't know about the causes this would help. So I have to say this os worth reading.

[Andrea Nestor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, but lacking

I love these 1-hour history booklets. This one was one that held my keen interest because I grew up just 20 minutes north of Saratoga and 7 miles south of Lake George Village. As a lifelong history buff, I know the area well despite living elsewhere for the past 30+ years, and the locations of the Battles of Saratoga are familiar to me.

It reads like a primer, as if written by a high school student to be read by middle school students, but the language is concise and the occasional grammatical blunder (the use of the term “conversating”) is forgivable. For those who care, the correct conjugation is “conversing”. Otherwise, it’s great!!

[New Beginnings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good

There is little doubt that this battle was the turning point of the Revolution. It proved, with a little battlefield luck, that the Americans could win a major battle. It was the battle that finally convinced the French to enter the war. It also set the stage for the greatest military betrayal by Benedict Arnold. This is a well written book that flows well and hit all the highlights. Modern readers will probably be surprised by the way military officers acted in those days, amazing. Good book, good read.

[Ed Brewer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Battles of Saratoga

The author was more interested in promoting a.political agenda in the first couple of chapters about the indigenous people and their abuse etc. I believe it is a stretch to equate these issue with the Battles of Saratoga.

Once they got to the topic at hand, the book was fine but the opening chapters were not relevant and a waste of space for such a short piece, in my opinion.

[Erwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Battles of Saratoga is a snapshot of both battles, and written in a quickly moving style that keeps thee reader interested in perhaps the two most important battles of the American Revolution. As he relates the stages of the Battles of Saratoga our author manages to touch upon other battles, other participants, and the reasons these battles became so important. If you missed the whys or wherefore in Ken Burns recent production Battles of Saratoga will fill in the gaps.

[mark leyshon · Rating 3 out of 5]

battles of Saratoga

Interesting whistle stop tour of this topic, which I studied some 48 years or so ago as a schoolboy! It provides quite a decent explanation of this very important episode in American history.

[Lorene · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great learning tool

I read this just to refresh my memory since I’m 67,and not everything I’d learned in school has been retained. For anyone not familiar with the Revolutionary War, and its deciding battles, this is a great quick exposure.

[George Polansky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good review despite giving lip service to the "Woke" theory that the Revolutionary War was fought to save slavery in the colonies.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short. Precise and unbiased

[Pagani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read.

[Matt LaPan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pre visit read

This was a very well done quick synopsis of the battle of Saratoga. I read it the morning before a visit to the sight.

[Michael Grenier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great history lesson

Well written outline of the crucial battles of Saratoga.
A quick read and recommended for anyone interested in the American Revolution.

[George Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic History

Good middle of the road presentation of the facts without the surrounding controversy. Author did a good job of making a confusing set of battles understandable.

[Lance Rescigno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and to the point.

This was a great read. It has all the information you want and gets to the point quickly. It doesn’t leave anything out and sets the stage with a quick backstory of what led to the battle. More importantly the author stays neutral without putting a political spin on the subject matter.