Near Stillwater in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battlefield Hero? Backstabbing Traitor? Both?
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, October 29, 2022
1. Battlefield Hero? Backstabbing Traitor? Both? Marker
Near this very spot, a musket ball crashed into the leg of General Benedict Arnold as he led a charge to the rear of the fortified camp. He had been shot "through his Ankle, which broke the Bone." The wound left him injured for life. After eight months of healing, George Washington named Arnold military governor of Philadelphia to stabilize the city after the British ended their occupation in 1778
A worse candidate for that job would have been hard to find. Arnold's resentment of perceived mistreatment boiled into a rage against the United States. He secretly sought British support and shared military intelligence. Exposed as a traitor at West Point in 1780, Arnold escaped.
Arnold's very name came to mean to traitor to generations of Americans. The "Boot Monument" here celebrates his role in winning the Battles of Saratoga. But it never mentions his name
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 43° 0.507′ N, 73° 38.375′ W. Marker is near Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker can be reached from Saratoga National Battlefield Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is several
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Benedict Arnold Boot Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Canadian Cabins (within shouting distance of this marker); Moment of Victory (within shouting distance of this marker); A Fortified Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); John Hardin Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saratoga 1777 (approx. ¼ mile away); Americans Attack (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freeman House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, October 29, 2022
2. Benedict Arnold Marker
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, October 29, 2022
3. Arnold Marker and the Boot Monument
Photographed By Scott J. Payne, June 18, 2023
4. Battlefield Hero? Backstabbing Traitor? Both? Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
