The British plan for victory was to quell the rebellion, because that is all they saw the American Revolution as.
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the british were now determined to stand on the deffensive in the north ,mount an offensive in the south , and take the war to the west indies.
During the winter the Americans defeated a large British army. (Sources) My Professor
John Burgoyne surrendered 5,000 British and Hessian troops to American General Horatio Gates at Saratoga on October 17th, 1777.
They spent the winter in Valley Forge. They were 35 miles from Philadelphia which is where the British Army was.
No one fought at Valley Forge in 1777. George Washington placed his troops at Valley Forge, PA, for the winter. Valley Forge was close to where the British camped so Washington could keep tabs on the British. But Valley Forge was also a highly protected location using geographical features. So the American troops could defend the site.
1 year and the British won after a hard battle with the Amercian colonists! it happened in 1776 till 1777