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| | Women at the Battle of Saratoga |
 | | Two of the better-known of these women, both present at Saratoga, were Baroness Frederika von Riedesel, wife of the commanding general of the German troops serving with the British army, and Lady Harriet Acland, wife of Major John Acland, 20th Regiment of Foot in the British Army. |
 | | Her husband was wounded and captured during the Second Battle of Saratoga, on October 7, 1777. |
 | | They were now safe from the heat and danger of battle, but as prisoners of war their lives continued to be filled with hardship, disease, and scarcity. |
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