 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutevera kukundwa kwaBurgoyne paSaratoga, nhare paTiconderoga yakava isingakoshi zvikuru. VaBritain vakairasa pamwe chete neFort Crown Point yaiva pedyo muna November 1777, vachiparadza zvose zviri zviviri sezvavaigona vasati vaenda. Nhare yacho yaigara ichigarwazve nemapoka eBritish mumakore akatevera, asi yakanga isisina basa rakatanhamara muhondo. Pakupedzisira rakasiyiwa neBritain nokuda kwezvakanaka muna 1781, pashure pokuzvipa kwavo paYorktown. Mumakore akatevera hondo, vagari vomunzvimbomo vakabvisa zvinhu zvaishandiswa pakuvaka nhare yacho, kunyange kunyungudutsa zvimwe zvombo kuti vawane simbi yazvo. 