Logistics before DLA: How agency missions explain America’s Revolutionary War success
British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders to Americans under Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New York, in this famous John Trumbull painting from the early 19th century. Gates is only one of many Americas responsible for Oct. 17, 1777; Maj. Gen. Philip Shuyler, New York militia, New England militia and Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold also deserve credit. Ultimately, the person most responsible for Burgoyne’s surrender is Burgoyne, who allowed his army to be surrounded with no hope of rescue. Yale University of Art photo.