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THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 17
October 17 in history
1244 — La Forbie
17 Oct 1244 — near Gaza, an allied Frankish–Damascene army is destroyed by Egyptian forces and Khwarezmian mercenaries who had just sacked Jerusalem. The crusaders never field an army this size again.
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1777 — Saratoga
17 Oct 1777 — Burgoyne surrenders 5,800 men in the woods of New York. France decides the rebels can win — and makes the war a world war.
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