STILLWATER — Saratoga National Historical Park, in partnership with the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield, will host a series of five lectures this fall. The talks are free, but reservations are required as space is limited.
The schedule is:
A Tale of Two Generals: The Later History of the Benedict Arnold Monument at Saratoga Battlefield. Thursday, November 9, 6:30 p.m. Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater. 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. Hear the colorful tale of this eccentric and scandalous 19th-century New York personality, who, like Arnold, found himself at the receiving end of nearly everyone’s ire.
Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. Thursday, November 16, 6:30 p.m. Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater.
“Perticulars that I have Been eye & ear witness to”: How Nathaniel Bacheller Changed History. Thursday, November 30, 6:30 p.m. Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater.
Retracing Our Steps: the French-American Joint Reconnaissance Tour in the Winter of 1780-1781. Thursday, December 7, 6:30 pm. Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater.
Saratoga National Historical Park is located at 648 Route 32 in Stillwater. More information on each program and links to make reservations are available at go.nps.gov/saraevents or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
