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Previous markers commemorating this event, replaced by this Monument. And Fort Hardy, where British Troops laid down their arms.
 
By Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
Burgoyne Surrendered his Sword Marker
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1 ► New York, Saratoga County, Schuylerville — Burgoyne Surrendered his Sword —
Here Gen. Burgoyne surrendered his sword to Gen. Gates, Oct. 17, 1777. — — Map (db m140986) HM
2 ► New York, Saratoga County, Schuylerville — Sword Surrender Site — October 17, 1777 — Reported permanently removed
At Saratoga, the British campaign that was supposed to crush America’s rebellion ended instead in a surrender that changed the history of the world.- Historian and author Richard Ketchum, 1997 Decisively defeated in the Battles of . . . — — Map (db m140987) HM
3 ► New York, Saratoga County, Schuylerville — Fort Hardy —
British Supply Post 1755 – 63 Here Gen. John Burgoyne’s defeated British troops in the ruins of the fort lay down their arms 1777 — — Map (db m56862) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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