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title: "Why is Battle of Saratoga thought to be the \"turning point\" of the war?"  
description: "Why is Battle of Saratoga thought to be the \"turning point\" of the war?"  
author: "camila johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40954/why-is-battle-of-saratoga-thought-to-be-the-turning-point-of-the-war  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["the civil war and lincoln", "usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is Battle of Saratoga thought to be the "turning point" of the war?

Why is [Battle of Saratoga](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41325/after-the-battle-of-saratoga-france-recognized-the-us-as-a-nation-how-did-this-help-the-war-effort) thought to be the "turning point" of the war?\
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