How the Saratoga Surrender Brought France Into the War

How the Saratoga surrender in 1777 helped bring France into the American Revolution. Watch the full documentary: https://youtu.be/aN9621mbTx8 Sources - American Battlefield Trust, Saratoga campaign summary and Articles of Convention: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga - National Park Service, Saratoga National Historical Park (Boot Monument, surrender site): https://www.nps.gov/sara/ - Friends of the Saratoga Battlefield, analysis of Arnold's wound (from James Thacher's records): https://friendsofthesaratogabattlefield.org/ - Architect of the Capitol, Surrender of General Burgoyne (John Trumbull): https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/surrender-general-burgoyne - Disputed points (Arnold on Sept 19, permission on Oct 7, the Timothy Murphy story) are presented as disputes, with the historians named. Some pictures are AI-assisted artistic reconstructions and are labeled on screen. Maps and documents are original schematic graphics, not to scale. Narration is a synthetic voice. #JustLivingHistory #Saratoga #AmericanRevolution #Shorts