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Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Swords House on Hudson's River near Stillwater on Septr. 17th : with the positions of that part of the army engaged on the 19th Septr. 1777

  • ARTIST: William Cumberland Wilkinson

  • PUBLISHER: Engraved and published by William Faden, London. Feby. 1st. 1780.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1780.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/8 x 13 1/2" (31.4 x 34.2 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A highly detailed plan that shows the dispositions of British forces by unit and their line of march. Also notes the lines of the American forces which are referred to as "the enemy." The Battle of Saratoga took place in September and October of 1777 and was a decisive victory for the American forces. Often referred to as a single battle, it was actually two battles fought eighteen days apart, the Battle of Freeman's Farm on September 19 and the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This example likely appeared in "Burgoyne's State of the Expedition" as it is printed on thin paper.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Modern hand coloring.

  • REFERENCE: Nebenzahl "Battle Plans" #53.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps , Historical