Thread by @GrrrUSA

On this day in 1777:

Tide turned in favor of INDEPENDENCE for the United States when British General John Burgoyne surrendered to American General Horatio Gates during the Revolutionary War.

This October 17th event is commemorated in the Capital rotunda. #OTD #Qday #WWG1WGA

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr "This turning point in the American Revolution prevented the British from dividing New England from the rest of the colonies, and it was the deciding factor in bringing active French support to the American cause." ~ Architect, US Capital

#Qday
#WWG1WGA

aoc.gov/art/historic-r…

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr "The American victory at Saratoga proved a pivotal event in the war. The victory led the French to openly side with the Americans a few months later, providing crucial funds, supplies, weapons, troops, and naval support." ~ @fold3

#Freedom #Qday #WWG1WGA
blog.fold3.com/british-surren…

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 "This crucial American victory renewed patriots' hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world." ~ @SaratogaNHP

#Winning! on #Qday = #WWG1WGA nps.gov/sara/learn/his…

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP "Here in the autumn of 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender." @SaratogaNHP

This attachment is for real military buffs. A 15-minute video "The Battle of Saratoga" that ended October 17, 1777.

#OTD #Qday #WWG1WGA
nps.gov/media/video/vi…

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP American Victory:

"On October 17, 1777, after a week-long negotiation, Burgoyne surrendered his army. The American cause had achieved its most decisive victory to date." ~ @Battlefields

#OnThisDay #OTD #Qday #WWG1WGA
battlefields.org/learn/revoluti… #NOTtiredOfWINNING

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields "General Horatio Gates commanded the Northern Department of the Continental Army. He was supported by General Benedict Arnold and by Col. Daniel Morgan, leader of 500 crack shot Virginia riflemen. Gates' army numbered 8,500 strong." @Battlefields
#WWG1WGA

https://twitter.com/Battlefields/status/1184855368998019073

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields ... "The Americans had proved their worth on the battlefield against the greatest army in the world, lifting flagging American morale, inspiring the cause of independence further, and convincing the French and later other European nations to back the new United States."

#Qday

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields "The Battle of Saratoga ... was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War." ~ @saratogacom

#WWG1WGA #OTD #Qday
saratoga.com/aboutsaratoga/…

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields @saratogacom October 17, 1777 was a significant event in Our Republic. Now, "Let these coming days be remembered in our history as the time we fought to recapture the republic from those evil bad actors who for so long have sacrificed the good people of this land for their own personal gain."

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields @saratogacom Listen very carefully (again).
Note past (2) years.
Note next (6) years.
You were told what was going to happen.
You were told what battles we face.
Strategic.
Pre_planned.
Patriots in control.
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#WWG1WGA
#QDAY

@StormIsUponUs @Bluepopcorn8 @Trumped18 @adjunctprofessr @QBlueSkyQ @T_WWG1WGA @Foxymama1776 @Tazzz67Green @Books_Anon @DonaldJTrumpJr @fold3 @SaratogaNHP @Battlefields @saratogacom Done!
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#TheGREATawakening
#4Liberty