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General Fraser Was Struck

 
 
General Fraser Was Struck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
1. General Fraser Was Struck Marker
Inscription.
As the carnage in the Barber Wheat Field neared an end, Brigadier General Simon Fraser was struck by a rifle ball while directing a holding action to cover the retreat. Grievously wounded, the brave British general was carried from the battlefield.
 
Erected by Saratoga National Historical Park, National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 43° 0.065′ N, 73° 38.791′ W. Marker is in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is on Park Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Saratoga National Historical Park at the Barber Wheatfield stop on the Park Tour Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Joseph Cilly (here, next to this marker); The Battle Begins at Barber’s Wheat Field (here, next to this marker); The Second Battle Begins (a few steps from this marker); The British Withdraw (a few steps from this marker); Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck (within shouting distance of this marker); Here Frazer Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); New York and Massachusetts Forces
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(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rockefeller Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.
 
More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a picture of General Fraser at the moment he received his fatal wound. He is on horseback, attempting to rally his men.
 
Also see . . .
1. Tim Murphy and the Legendary Kill Shot. Frontier Partisan website entry (Submitted on January 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Battle of Bemis Heights, (Second Saratoga), 7 October 1777. History of War website. (Submitted on August 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

3. Saratoga National Historical Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on August 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Markers at the Barber Wheatfield image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
2. Markers at the Barber Wheatfield
Several markers are located at this site, overlooking the field where the bloodiest fighting occurred on October 7, 1777. The marker for General Fraser is the rightmost one in the photo.
Mortal Wounding Site of General Fraser image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
3. Mortal Wounding Site of General Fraser
General Fraser received his mortal wound on this site, a few yards from the marker. His death resulted in a disorganized retreat by the demoralized British and German troops.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,316 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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