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- Boot_Monument abstract "The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. It commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga in the Continental Army, but contrives not to name him.The monument commemorates Arnold's contribution to the Continental Army's victory over the British in the Battle of Saratoga. Arnold was wounded in the foot during the Battle of Quebec, and suffered further injury in the Battle of Ridgefield when his horse was shot out from under him. His last battle injury was at Saratoga, and it occurred near where this monument is located at Tour Stop #7 - Breymann Redoubt. The leg wound effectively ended his career as a fighting soldier.The memorial was donated by John Watts de Peyster, a former Major General for the New York State Militia during the American Civil War who wrote several military histories about the Battle of Saratoga.The dedication on the back reads:\"Erected 1887 ByJOHN WATTS de PEYSTERBrev: Maj: Gen: S.N.Y.2nd V. Pres't Saratoga Mon't Ass't'n:In memory ofthe \"most brilliant soldier\" of theContinental Armywho was desperately woundedon this spot the sally port ofBORGOYNES GREAT WESTERN REDOUBT7th October, 1777winning for his countrymenthe decisive battle of theAmerican Revolutionand for himself the rank ofMajor General.\"Several years after Saratoga, as the Revolutionary War continued, Arnold suffered what he considered a series of slights and insults by the Continental Congress. He also opposed treaties that brought French military assistance to the Americans. The wounded Arnold began negotiations with British agents that culminated in his changing sides in September 1780. As part of these negotiations, Arnold attempted unsuccessfully to hand over his American command, the key fortification of West Point, to the British. Although this attempt failed because of the capture of Major John André, Arnold escaped to the British lines, was given the rank of a British brigadier general, and the British exchequer paid him £6,000.Though apocryphal, a story that has circulated in various versions states:When Benedict Arnold was leading the forces of the King against his former compatriots in Virginia, among his prisoners was a certain plucky and witty officer, who, in answer to Arnold's question, \"What will the Americans do with me if they catch me?\" replied, \"They will cut off the leg which was wounded when you were fighting so gloriously for the cause of liberty, and bury it with the honors of war, and hang the rest of your body on a gibbet.\"Benedict Arnold is not mentioned by name on the Boot Monument; the monument thus serves as a form of damnatio memoriae.".
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- Boot_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "Boot Monument".
- Boot_Monument wikiPageWikiLinkText "memorialized".
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- Boot_Monument subject Category:1887_sculptures.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:American_Revolutionary_War_sites.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Benedict_Arnold.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Landmarks_in_New_York.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Marble_sculptures_in_New_York.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Military_boots.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Monuments_and_memorials_in_New_York.
- Boot_Monument subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Saratoga_County,_New_York.
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- Boot_Monument comment "The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. It commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga in the Continental Army, but contrives not to name him.The monument commemorates Arnold's contribution to the Continental Army's victory over the British in the Battle of Saratoga.".
- Boot_Monument label "Boot Monument".
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- Boot_Monument depiction Arnold-boot.jpg.
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