Saratoga National Historical Park – Boot Monument
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Title
Saratoga National Historical Park – Boot Monument
Description
The famous Boot Monument to Benedict Arnold, the only war memorial in the United States that does not bear the name of its honoree.The reverse of the monument is inscribed with the following quote:
“In memory of the most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army who was desperately wounded on this spot, the sally port of Burgoyne’s great [western] redoubt 7th October 1777 winning for his countrymen the decisive battle of the American Revolution and for himself the rank of Major General.”
“In memory of the most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army who was desperately wounded on this spot, the sally port of Burgoyne’s great [western] redoubt 7th October 1777 winning for his countrymen the decisive battle of the American Revolution and for himself the rank of Major General.”
Creator
Michailescu, Manuela
Source
National Register of Historic Places
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Date
28 June 2017
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Relation
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saratoga_National_Historical_Park_%E2%80%93_Boot_Monument.jpg
Format
jpg
Files
Collection
Citation
Michailescu, Manuela, “Saratoga National Historical Park – Boot Monument,” Benedict Arnold: Dismantling a Hero to Build a Nation, accessed October 2, 2026, https://angelacruz.org/BenedictArnold/items/show/46.