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It was after the second of the two Battles of Saratoga that General Burgoyne of Great Britain surrendered his men. This occurred on October 7, 1777.
No he was not in the Battle of Saratoga. The battle of Saratoga N.Y. was with Benedict Arnold and American General Gates. George Washington was in Philadelphia at the time, hiding from the most powerful British army led by General Gage. The Battles of Saratoga was were the two American Generals faced off against the British General Burgoyne. The Americans won.
Because the battle was in New York Saratoga so they call it Saratoga battle.
some quotes like "don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" was a famous one said by general Burgoyne,
Many historians feel that the Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it showed the French that the Patriots actually had a shot to win the war. The relationship with France changed our fate in the war completely.