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The Surrender of General Burgoyne is an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1821 and hangs in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.
The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777, ten days after the Second Battle of Saratoga. Included in the depiction are many leaders of the American Continental Army and militia forces that took part in the battle as well as the Hessian commander Friedrich Adolf Riedesel and two British Army officers: Burgoyne and General William Phillips.
Second Battle of Saratoga militia United States Capitol rotunda British John Burgoyne John Trumbull Friedrich Adolf Riedesel Washington, D.C. William Phillips Continental Army Hessian commander British Army Saratoga, New York oil painting United States Capitol