Description
Osprey’s examination of the Saratoga campaign, which was once a watershed, and is widely believed to have been the turning point of the American War of Independence (1775-1783). For the primary time British regulars were overwhelmed in open battle by equal numbers of American citizens. The Continentals bore the brunt of the fighting, supported by ‘hordes’ of militia who proved adept at attacking detachments or lines of communication.The after-shock in The usa (on either side) and Europe reworked a civil war into a world struggle against the 2 colonial superpowers of the day, France and Spain, and sooner or later lost George III his American colonies.