<Li> Decisive American victory </Li> <Li> British surrender October 17 </Li> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> United States </P> <Ul> <Li> Canadian Auxiliaries </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Great Britain </P> <Ul> <Li> Quebec </Li> <Li> Loyalists </Li> <Li> Hesse - Cassel </Li> <Li> Hesse - Hanau </Li> <Li> Brunswick - Wolfenbüttel </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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