Turning-point battle of 1777 (8)

I believe the answer is:

saratoga

(Other definitions for saratoga that I've seen before include "Place of battle" , "US battle site" , "Trunk" , "O'Gara sat out the NY horse racing track" , "British defeat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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