As general burgoyne headed south from canada with 8000 soldiers, what was the purpose of his mission?

With an army of 8,000 his plan was to move from Canada to the south to capture the forts on Lake Champlain, Lake Georgia and the upper Hudson River. His aim was to separate New England from the southern colonies which was the source of the rebel armies' supplies.

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