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By evening the battle was going badly for General Burgoyne, and he ordered his German troops to march up from near the Hudson River. They arrived at Freeman's Farm as the Americans' fire was more galling than it ever had been and reinforced the weakening British line. Major General Friedrich Riedesel came with more than 700 German troops and two cannons to help the British win. German infantrymen went into the woods and used trees for cover so they could attack and dislodge the enemy without great loss. Overwhelmed by this unexpected attack, the Americans retreated.
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