Show c SIr r rOn On October 17 1777 flue and his Ins entire British army sur- sur surrendered rendered to Gates Gales at t Saratoga u. u So came to an end an ambitious plan by which Burgoyne Burgone advancing from Canada was to join forces near Al Al- Albany Albany Albany bany with Sir Henry Clinton who was proceeding up the Hudson thus gaining control of New York aVid a th ll d effectively separating the thirteen American colonies On October 8 when Burgoyne was already in se se- serious serious serious rious difficulties Clinton attempted to send him a message from Fort Montgomery in which he wrote We are here h re and nothing between us and Gates The messenger was apprehended by the Americans Ig Ig- Ignorant Ignorant Ig- Ig Ignorant that help was relatively near Burgoyne agreed to surrender a 8 a striking illustration of the im im- importance importance im- im importance of communication in American history |