"Gentleman" Jonny Burgoyne believing that Bennington was full of torries and would gladly divulge it's store of weapons, ammo, food, and horses to his army.
Needless to say the Battle of Bennington proved him wrong fairly quickly, and then was one of the most important factors in his loss of the Battle of Saratoga. Some would say that it was the turning point of the American Revolution.
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