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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by James N.[/i] [br]At the time of the Revolution "Saratoga" was the name of a little village on the banks of the Hudson. It is now known as Schuylerville after its most prominent landowner, the [i]patroon[/i] and American Major General Phillip Schuyler, who maintained a summer home there just south of the town itself. When war came to Old Saratoga, Burgoyne's army first occuppied it, later retreating here following the disasterous battles of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights at the nearby park now known as Saratoga. Because Schuyler's house was between the American and British lines, it was burned by Burgoyne; fortunately, it was as quickly rebuilt following his surrender and is now maintained by the U.S. Park Service. A high hill north of town is the site of the large monument commemorating the American victory, though it actually stands on what was the summit of the British defense lines. It too has been recently restored; when I last saw it a decade ago it was looking a little forlorn and shabby. Interesting features of this monument are the four arches, one on each side above the doors. Three of them contain large statues of American heroes of the battle: Generals Schuyler, Horatio Gates, and Col. Daniel Morgan. The southernmost arch ( pictured ) was deliberately left unoccupied as a sort of tribute to the REAL victor of Saratoga - Benedict Arnold! Near the river is a small park where Burgoyne's troops actually grounded their arms. I doubt many visitors to the battlefield make it all the way up here to see why the victory is called Saratoga; it doesn't help either that the nearby and far-better known nineteenth-century town of Saratoga Springs, home to the racetrack, "stole" the name! [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/20091121161553_IM000564A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 67.04 KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/2009112116170_IM000565A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 51.41 KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/20091121161838_IM000566A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 62.12 KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/20091121162242_IM000567A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 83.43 KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/20091121162327_IM000569A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 48.47 KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/20091121162415_IM000570A.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 57.41 KB[/size=1] [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.