Near Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Get Ready to Retreat
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
1. Get Ready to Retreat Marker
Here on these bluffs and in the valley below you can see where Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne reassembled his army. It was just one day after the October 7 battle.
Only the Hudson River and the river road had made it possible for the British Army to march south to try to take Albany. Now that defeated, discouraged, and hungry army readied itself to retreat north.
Erected 2024 by Saratoga National Historical Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1777.
Location. 43° 0.139′ N, 73° 36.635′ W. Marker is near Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It can be reached from Saratoga National Battlefield Road. Marker is at the parking area for Tour Stop #9. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Buried Here: Any Hope of Victory (within shouting distance of this marker); Why Do the Battles of Saratoga Matter? (within shouting distance of this marker); British Troops in Blue Coats (about 500 feet away); They were cutting off limbs and taking out bullets (about 500 feet away); Hike the Refugee Trail (about 700 feet away); the Whole Way was marked with Devastation
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Other markers no longer nearby. Readying to Retreat (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The River Redoubts (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Burgoynes Retreat (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Crown Forces Artillery Park (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Main Crown Forces Hospital (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Burial Site of General Fraser (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
2. Get Ready to Retreat Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
