General Nicholas Herkimer Monument, Little Falls, New York

A large granite monument dedicated to the American Forces who defeated the British on this site on August 6, 1777.  When British and Loyalist forces besieged Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler), Herkimer marched with about 800 Tyron County Militia to relieve the fort. Near Oriskany Creek, his column was ambushed by a combined force of Loyalists, Hessians, and Mohawk warriors. Herkimer’s horse was shot, and he suffered a devastating leg wound early in the battle on August 6, 1777. Herkimer was carried to his home nearby after the battle. Ten days later, he died from complications following a poorly performed amputation. 

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