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CANCELED - A Tale of Two Generals: The Later History of the Benedict Arnold Monument at Saratoga Battlefield
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 43.000000, -74.000000
This event will be held in the Visitor Center Theater.
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Due to illness, this program is canceled. We will try to reschedule but have no update at this time.
Benedict Arnold is a figure well-known to Americans and aficionados of the Battles of Saratoga. Less well known is General John Watts de Peyster, a resident of Dutchess County, New York, who paid for a special inscription to be added to the Arnold Monument on the battlefield. Who was J.W. de Peyster? Why did he feel a need to ally himself with a man still renowned as America's greatest traitor? Join us to hear the colorful tale of this eccentric and scandalous nineteenth-century New York personality, who, like Arnold, found himself at the receiving end of nearly everyone's ire.
This program is part of Saratoga NHP’s Fall Lecture Series, brought to you in partnership with the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield. Stay tuned for more programs!
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