The Boot Monument

The Boot monument is the only monument dedicated to British Major General Benedict Arnold when during the Battle of Quebec and the Battle of Ridgefield he lost his leg and his horse shot out from below him to end his solider career, The Monument was later built in 1887 and on it is a inscription which states 
"Erected 1887 BY
JOHN WATTS de PEYSTER 
Brev: Maj: Gen: S.N.Y. 
2nd V. Pres't Saratoga Mon't Ass't'n: 
In memory of 
The "most Brilliant Soldier" of the 
Continental Army 
who was desperately wounded 
on this spot the sally port of 
BURGOYNES GREAT WESTERN REDOUBT 
7th October, 1777
winning for his countrymen
the decisive battle of the American Revolution
and for himself the rank of
Major General."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Monument