Question

How did geography influence Battle of Saratoga? Group of answer choices Americans controlled high ground at Bemis Heights to eventually surround British and force surrender The French Navy controlled water to prevent British escape by sea while Americans surrounded British on land Washington used an unlikely river crossing and cover of darkness to surprise attack. Cornwallis used high ground of Appalachian Mountains to control battlefield and surround Americans.

Answer 1

Americans controlled high ground at Bemis Heights to eventually surround British and force surrender.

Step-by-step explanation:

General Horatio Gates was the American commander who confronted the British lead by General John Burgoyne; their troops were traveling south from Canada with the intention of taking control of the New York region. In the meantime, Americans were building fortifications on Bemis Heights, a high ground that oversees the Hudson River valley, where British were headed. A good view and fortressed walls at the base of the ridge gave the Americans the possibility to control the area; After some weeks of fighting, Burgoyne's troops were surrounded and forced to surrender on October 17, 1777.