Redoubt
Posted by
TL DeMott
on
Jul 29th, 2009 |
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In this artwork, The Great Redoubt at historic Ft. Saratoga, New York, is depicted during the fall season. An evening "Hunter’s" moon is slowly rising over the distant mountains, as the Hudson River meanders through the Valley.
In 1777, Fort Saratoga was the site of one of the most decisive victories in American Revolutionary War history. An overwhelming force of Colonials commanded by General Horatio Gates, surrounded "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne’s exhausted British Army causing them to surrender.
The "Great Redoubt" was a system of fortifications built by the British on this hill and two others to the north. It was designed to guard their encampment, as well as their boat bridge across the Hudson River.
