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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7G7_earthworks_Stillwater-NY.html
On the wooded hillto the left standEarthworksthrown up by Amer. Armybefore the Battle of Saratoga1777State Education Department 1932
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7G5_anchor-of-the-american-line_Stillwater-NY.html
Artillery and infantry positions along this bluff commanded the road to Albany. This defense line forced the British army to fight on American terms.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7FH_thaddeus-kosciusko_Stillwater-NY.html
Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish military engineer and volunteer in the American cause, directed the building of fortifications to block the British Invasion.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7FG_american-river-defense_Stillwater-NY.html
Standing here in the summer of 1777, with you back to the invading Crown Forces, you would have seen the eastern leg of the American fortifications which surrounded Bemis Heights. The white stakes across the ravine mark the southern end of these l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7FE_american-river-fortifications_Stillwater-NY.html
Skillful military engineering converted this bluff into a stronghold. Gun batteries on the river flats below commanded even the hills on the other side of the river. Behind you, across the ravine, was the main American line. It was this the Britis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7FD_patriots-eye-view_Stillwater-NY.html
The road and river below led to Albany. They were Burgoyne's invasion route. Americans watched and waited here for him to come.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7EX_zebulon-bidwell_Stillwater-NY.html
Captain 4th CompanyColonel Thaddeus Cook's RegimentConnecticut MilitiaKilled here in the Battleof SaratogaSeptember 19, 1777 Erected by Bidwell Family AssociationSeptember 19, 1924
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7EW_bloody-knoll_Stillwater-NY.html
This reconstruction is one of two small outworks that were built to provide forward protection for the much larger Balcarres Redoubt. The knoll derives its name from the many casualties suffered in this area during the fighting of October 7, 1777.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7EU_americans-attack_Stillwater-NY.html
Still caught in the frenzy of fighting at the Barber Wheat Field, American troops launched savage attacks across this area in a vain attempt to drive the Crown Forces from these fortifications.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7ET_the-balcarres-redoubt_Stillwater-NY.html
Stunned and reeling from fighting in Barber's Wheat Field, Crown Forces were able to re-form here behind previously constructed defenses. These log-and-earth walls had been built shortly after September 19, 1777. These fortifications are now known…
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