The Greatest Mistake of the War of Independence

Burgoyne had no inkling of howe's plan to sail away to philadelphia. Washington puzzled over a chess board, little realizing his opponent was simply making a blunder. The miscommunication among the senior command was so great that as burgoyne continued his leisurely stroll through the forests north of albany, he remained under the incorrect assumption how's army would arrive to support him. Lafayette enjoyed his first action in a uniform, on a horse and serving a glorious cause.