Copy of Articles of capitulation between Lieut. Genl. Burgoyne and Major Genl. Gates

GLC05222

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GLC#
GLC05222
Type
Documents
Date
circa October 16, 1777
Title
Copy of Articles of capitulation between Lieut. Genl. Burgoyne and Major Genl. Gates
Place Written
Saratoga, New York
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Copy of terms of surrender of the convention after the Battle of Saratoga. Docket has copy marked as No. 12. The document has the four copied signatures of Lt. Col. Nicholas Sutherland, Capt. James Henry Craig, Adjunct General James Wilkinson, and Brig. Gen. William Whipple. Contains the 13 terms of surrender that General John Burgoyne accepted from General Horatio Gates. The terms were generous to Burgoyne and allowed his troops to leave the field "with the honours of War," and to march to Massachusetts where they would be paroled and eventually be returned to Europe. The terms also allowed the Canadians to return home and allowed the German troops to be considered as British, making their situation easier to bear.

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