Oriskany Battlefield

With Dominic as our cameraman, we shot a segment for our "Lucy and Sophie Travel New York" video at the Oriskany Battlefield. The battlefield is located near Rome, New York. It was the first stop on our western New York road trip.




During the American Revolution, British General John Burgoyne had a plan to attack Albany. If he could get control of the New York Colony, he could drive a wedge between the New England colonies and the other Atlantic colonies. The old "divide and conquer" kind of thing. This plan was called the "three pronged attack" because he planned to have regiments of men come north up the Hudson, south through Saratoga and west down the Mohawk.

However, this plan was foiled by General Nicholas Herkimer. The fighting was bloody. Herkimer and his horse were shot early on but he continued to direct his men from a log under a tree. Many of the Indian allies of the British gave up. Herkimer's Tryon County militia men were too fierce for them. The British eventually had to retreat. This defeat, together with the British defeat at Saratoga turned the tides for the Patriots leading to their eventual victory in the Revolution.






Phew! That's a lot of history. Release the hounds!!!





"We're NOT hounds!! We're sporting dogs!"










Sophie is well camouflaged in this kind of field. Lucy's quite a bit easier to spot.













AND Lucy comes back when you call her! Sophie had a great run exploring the Oriskany Battlefield. You can find out more about the Battle of Oriskany at
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/sites/info.asp?siteID=21