The King of Prussia will pay his debts, but he will end his days at Spandau. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt. Had his year in Spandau for us there, while poor Katte lost his head! History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol.
The American victory Saratoga would prove to be a turning point of the American Revolution, as it prompted France (which had been secretly aiding the rebels since 1776) to enter the war openly on the American side, though it would not formally declare war on Great Britain until June 1778.
June 1944 was a major turning point of World War II, particularly in Europe. Although the initiative had been seized from the Germans some months before, so far the western Allies had been unable to mass sufficient men and material to risk an attack in northern Europe.