Saratoga National Historical Park is one of many important battlefield sites from the American Revolutionary War, but historically it may also be one of the most important. It was at Saratoga where American forces fought and defeated British troops who had landed on American shores. The success of the American forces against England swayed international opinion and led to other countries siding with the Americans; it also was a factor in Britain's having to face fighting other wars on multiple fronts and is considered by many historians to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War.