Editing Schuylerville, New York (section)

==History==
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Inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] as late as 820 A.D., the region was eventually settled by Dutch settlers from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] in 1691, who called the region Fort Saratoga. These settlers included the influential Schuyler family. Conflicts occurred among the French, Mohawk, Mohican, Dutch, and English peoples. The peace of 1763 between France and England resulted in this area being available for settlement. Homes and mills were built by European Americans, including General [[Phillip Schuyler|Phillip Schuyler's]] flax mill in 1767 (the first of its kind in the American colonies).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turningpointparade.com/schuylerville-s-history|title=Schuylerville's History|website= www.turningpointparade.com}}</ref>

The community that developed near the fort was originally called "Saratoga", but was partly destroyed by the French and their Native allies in 1745 during [[King George's War]]. The [[Old Saratoga Reformed Church]] was organized in 1770. It was used as a hospital during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].

===Revolutionary War===
In 1777, the British Army under General Burgoyne crossed the Hudson River, one-half mile north of Schuylerville (known then as Saratoga) on their campaign from Canada to Albany in an attempt to end the American Revolution by splitting the colonies in two. The British marched south approximately nine miles to [[Bemis Heights]], near present-day Stillwater, where American troops engaged them in the two [[Battles of Saratoga]], the first on September 19 and the second on October 7, 1777. The British advance was stopped by the American forces, and the British retreated back northward to an encampment along Fish Creek, just outside the village. The [[Saratoga Battle Monument]] in the Village of Victory is located near the site of the British encampment.

American forces blocked further British retreat and surrounded the encampment. With winter approaching and no hope of escape, the British were forced to surrender. On October 17, 1777, General Burgoyne surrendered his army to American General [[Horatio Gates]], marking the turning point of the American Revolution. The British laid down their arms in what is now Fort Hardy Park in the Village of Schuylerville. The American victory at Saratoga was enough to convince France to throw their support to the American cause, and Spain  eventually followed France's lead.

===Historic sites===
[[File:Schuylerville, N.Y. LOC 75694846.jpg|thumb|[[Lithograph]] of Schuylerville from 1889 by [[L.R. Burleigh]] including list of landmarks]]
The [[Schuyler House]], the [[Bullard Block (Schuylerville, New York)|Bullard Block]], [[Old Saratoga Reformed Church]], and [[St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Schuylerville, New York)|St. Stephen's Episcopal Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The [[Marshall House (Schuylerville, New York)|Marshall House]] is listed as a significant [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] historic site and is the sole surviving building from the time of the Battles of Saratoga. Situated next to the towering Saratoga Monument, the [[Prospect Hill Cemetery (Schuylerville, New York)|Prospect Hill Cemetery]] opened in 1865.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karolyi |first=Mike |date=September 19, 2022 |title=The Day Steven Tyler Visited Schuylerville, NY! What Did He Discover Here? |url=https://q1057.com/the-day-steven-tyler-visited-schuylerville-ny-what-did-he-discover-here/ |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Q105.7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saratoga Monument - Saratoga National Historical Park |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/sara/cli-saratoga-mon.pdf}}</ref>

The Marshall House lies one mile north of the village center on US Highway 4 and NY Highway 32. It was made famous by the publication of [[Frederika Charlotte Riedesel|Baroness Frederika Riedesel]]'s ''Letters and Journals relating to the War of the American Revolution and the Capture of the [[Hessian (soldiers)|German Troops]] at Saratoga.''

This house was built in 1770–1773. During the closing days of the Battles of Saratoga, Baroness Riedesel with her three infant daughters sheltered there, together with the wives of British army officers and wounded personnel. Her account of the travails of those around her, her keen insight into the personalities of the principal officers of both the British and American armies, and her devotion to her husband in peril have led some commentators to name her as the first woman [[war correspondent]].

The Marshall House was bombarded by the Americans, who assumed it to be an enemy headquarters. Within are conserved cannonballs and other reminders of the ordeal suffered by those who took refuge there. The stone cellar, made famous by the baroness, is largely unchanged. The Marshall House is the sole remaining witness building to the Battles of Saratoga. The owners welcome visitors by appointment.