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 Brigadier General Simon Fraser - Saratoga National Historical Park - Stillwater, NY Posted by:  neoc1
N 43° 00.700 W 073° 38.948
18T E 610087 N 4762996
A monument in memory of British Brigadier General Simon Fraser is near the visitor's center at Saratoga National Historical Park, entrances from Route 4 or route 32, in Stillwater, NY.
Waymark Code: WM14JQ2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2021
Views: 1
A bronze plaque affixed to a small granite rock was placed in honor of British Brigadier General Simon Fraser who was killed in the Battle of Saratoga. The plaque is inscribed:
BRIGADIER GENERAL SIMON FRASER
BORN DIED
INVERNESSHIRE, SCOTLAND SARATOGA, NY
THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES THE DEATH AND
BURIAL OCTOBER 8, 1777 OF GENERAL SIMON FRASER,
A LOYAL HIGHLANDER, TRUSTED SOLDIER, AND
RESPECTED LEADER OF BURGOYNE'S ADVANCE
CORPS WHO WAS MORTALLY DURING THE
SECOND BATTLE OF SARATOGA, DEDICATED THIS 31 ST
DAY OF AUGUST 1986 ON BEHALF ALL HIS
FRASER CLANSMEN.
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According to Wikipedia: link
"Early in the Battle of Bemis Heights on 7 October 1777, Fraser fell to rifle fire from Daniel Morgan's rifle brigade. Legend has it that a rifleman named Timothy Murphy was specifically ordered by Benedict Arnold to target Fraser, as he was vigorously directing and supporting his troops. He was carried to a nearby house and placed in the care of Baroness Riedesel, where he died that evening. He was reportedly buried in a nearby redoubt, but the exact location is uncertain. In her diary, the Baroness noted that he was "...buried at six o'clock in the evening, on a hill, which was a sort of redoubt."
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
9 am TO 6 pm
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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