Stillwater in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Main Crown Forces Hospital

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010

1. Main Crown Forces Hospital Marker

Inscription. Burgoyne’s retreating army was forces to leave its sick and wounded to the care of the Americans. The main British medical facilities were located on the flat area below and to your right.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 43° 0.083′ N, 73° 36.543′ W. Marker was in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. It could be reached from Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Saratoga National Historic Park, on a walking trail that begins at the Fraser Burial Site stop on the auto tour road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: They were cutting off limbs and taking out bullets (within shouting distance of this marker); Why Do the Battles of Saratoga Matter? (about 300 feet away); Buried Here: Any Hope of Victory (about 300 feet away); British Troops in Blue Coats

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(about 500 feet away); Get Ready to Retreat (about 500 feet away); Men and Beasts, Hard at Work (approx. 0.2 miles away); “the Whole Way … was mark’ed with Devastation” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chasing Burgoyne Changed the World (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.

Other markers no longer nearby. Burgoyne’s Retreat (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); The River Redoubts (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Readying to Retreat (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Crown Forces Artillery Park (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Crown Forces Baggage Park (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. The right side of the marker contains a picture of wounded British soldiers being treated at the hospital site. The left of the marker features a picture of a landscape and indicates the positions of the marker, the Hospital, Artillery Park and Baggage Park. It has a caption of “This sketch by an English officer

Marker on the Saratoga Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010

2. Marker on the Saratoga Battlefield

shows the area from the opposite side of the Hudson River.”

Also see . . .
1. Saratoga National Historic Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Saratoga (Second)/Bemis Height's. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

3. The Battle of Saratoga 1777. A British perspective of the Battles of Saratoga from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010

3. Main Crown Forces Hospital Marker

Marker is located at the bottom of the hill, on the Frasier Burial Site walking trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.