October marks the point in the American Revolutionary War’s Saratoga Campaign when the story moves from battlefield to siege, surrender and captivity. After the American victory at Bemus Heights on October 7, British General John Burgoyne‘s army withdrew north toward Saratoga. American forces surrounded the British position, and negotiations followed. On October 17, nearly 6,000 British and German troops surrendered their arms near the ruins of Fort Hardy in what is now Schuylerville, NY. [Read more…] about Victory Season at Saratoga Bringing Siege of 1777 to Life
Fort Hardy Park
Knox Artillery Train Cannon Relay Set for December
More than 75 people gathered Sunday at Prospect Hill Cemetery in the Village of Victory, Saratoga County, — just steps from the site of British Gen. John Burgoyne’s 1777 surrender—to commemorate four Revolutionary War anniversaries and rededicate a cornerstone of American memory.
The event, hosted by Saratoga 250, featured the dedication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Knox Artillery Cannon, the 248th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, the 250th anniversary of Gen. Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery, and the 148th anniversary of the Freemasons’ cornerstone-laying of the Saratoga Monument. [Read more…] about Knox Artillery Train Cannon Relay Set for December