General Burgoyne's Entry into Albany Marker, NY

The marker identifies the exact route by which British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne and his senior officers entered Albany as prisoners of war after their defeat at Saratoga. The road was one of the main north–south approaches into the city—today’s Broadway corridor. Burgoyne surrendered his army on October 17, 1777, and arrived in Albany two days later, on October 19, escorted by American officers. Burgoyne’s entry into Albany was not a formal parade, but it was a highly symbolic moment. Albany was the nearest major Patriot-controlled city, and Burgoyne’s arrival marked the beginning of his captivity under the terms of the Convention of Saratoga. 

Although Burgoyne arrived as a prisoner, he was immediately taken to the home of Major General Philip Schuyler, who had earlier been displaced from command by Horatio Gates. Schuyler nevertheless treated Burgoyne with remarkable courtesy—something Burgoyne himself later emphasized.

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