Near Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle Favors the Americans
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
1. Battle Favors the Americans Marker
Brigadier General Enoch Poor's Brigade drove the British out of the woods. American troops made bolder attacks into the open field. The British fell back further, leaving behind two valuable cannons. Continentals tried to haul those guns off the field. These proved to be too heavy to move without horses. Men and boys fought hand-to-hand to take back the guns.
A detachment of Massachusetts Continental troops was ordered to "make a rapid advance and charge with the bayonet. The enemy immediately retreated in confusion... We pursued, and the field was literally covered with the dead and wounded."
Hulls Detachment at Freemans Farm by Keith Rocco, 2016.
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 September 19, 1777.
Location. 43° 0.186′ N, 73° 38.279′ W. Marker is near Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It can be reached from Saratoga Battlefield Tour Road. Marker is at Tour Stop #6. It is the seventh marker (going clockwise) on the loop from the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is
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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 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: Germans Arrive to Save the Day (here, next to this marker); Zebulon Bidwell (within shouting distance of this marker); "The rebels fled at every charge deeper still into the woods." (within shouting distance of this marker); Neither side could boast of driving the other from the field (within shouting distance of this marker); Hundreds Killed - and Buried Here (within shouting distance of this marker); Rifles, Ravines, and Deep Woods Fighting (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dug In and Waiting for Help (about 400 feet away);
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
2. Battle Favors the Americans Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. The Balcarres Redoubt (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Crown Forces (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Freeman House (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Bloody Knoll (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Americans Attack (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Battles of Saratoga (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 15, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
