After the American victory in 1777, the name Saratoga became linked to a developing shared American identity. The second war ship christened the U.S.S. Saratoga was a 26-gun corvette built in the spring of 1814 on Lake Champlain for use against the British during the War of 1812. In 1814, the British planned to invade the Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor from Canada. The U.S.S. Saratoga controlled the invasion route until the British launched the 37-gun frigate H.M.S. Confiance in late August 1814. Within days, the British staged a land and water invasion into New York.On September 11, 1814, the British and American forces clashed at the Battle of Plattsburgh. The naval engagement settled the battle, with the U.S.S. Saratoga capturing the 16-gun brig, H.M.S. Linnet and the H.M.S. Confiance. The fledgling United States Navy defeated the world's strongest naval power on Lake Champlain! The Battle of Plattsburgh was one of the most decisive battles in American History. Once again, the name Saratoga was connected with the turning point of a war with the British Empire.
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