"Benedict Arnold was a hero of the battle and was wounded at Saratoga. Later, to memorialize his contribution, but not him, they installed a battlefield monument which does not even include his name, but shows his BOOT!"
I heard about that but never saw it. Thanks for the picture. I guess its becasue he turned traitor. A real shame as he WAS a hero.
Another one was Robert Rogers of the Rangers. Just read a new book on him called "White Devil" centered on the raid at the Abnaki post at St. Francis in the French and Indian war. It has some new material on him and is a good read. The author wrote another good book called "Recoat" about the British regulars in the 1700s. From what I can gather Rogers may have been induced to turn coat from the treatment he received, like Arnold. Again, a real hero.
Another interesting Benedict Arnold memorial is a couple hours south of Saratoga at West Point. The old Cadet Chapel (located in the cemetery, which is itself worth a visit) has plaques on the walls listing all the Revolutionary War generals. Apparently, when they put them up in the 19th Century, someone felt duty-bound to include Benedict Arnold. However, his plaque only lasted a few weeks before someone else, obviously outraged that Benedict Arnold's name was up there with George Washington and Nathaniel Greene, etc, snuck into the chapel and chiselled Arnold's name off. The plaque with the chiselled gap is still hanging on the right-hand side wall, close to the rear.