battle_of_saratoga (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *battle of Saratoga*:
NOUN	act	battle of Saratoga, Saratoga	a battle during the American Revolution (1777)

English > *battle of Saratoga*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated.
Synonym	Saratoga
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence	The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain
Region	New York, New York State, Empire State, NY, N.Y.	A Mid-Atlantic state
Spanish	batalla de Saratoga, Saratoga

HyperDic: battle_of_saratoga