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Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excellency Lt. General Burgoyne at Swords House on Hudson's River on September 17th, with the positions of that part of the army engaged on the September 19, 1777. The first battle of Saratoga, the Battle of Freeman's Farm, took place on September 19, 1777. A militia of sharpshooters from Virginia harassed the British, while other colonist forces aggressively charged into battle with them.
British Army Freeman's Farm Battle Plans, 1777
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