Battle of Bennington

Battle of Bennington Began: August 16, 1777 Ended: Same day Location: Rensselaer County, New York, 10 miles from Bennington, Vermont Theater: Northern Theater Campaign: Saratoga Campaign Outcome: American victory Combatants Continental Army British Royal Army Commanders John Stark Major General, Continental Army Seth Warner Colonel, Vermont Militia Friedrich Baum Lt. Colonel, Royal Army Heinrich von Breymann Lt. Colonel, Royal Army Strength 2,350 1,450 Casualties Killed: 30 Wounded: 40 Killed: 207 Captured: 700

The Battle of Bennington took place shortly prior to the Battle of Saratoga, on August 16, 1777. It took place in Walloomsac, New York, with the aid of the Green Mountain Boys who together with Continental soldiers successfully defended military stores in Bennington, Vermont. Some of the Continental Soldiers were led by John Langdon, who would become one of the Founding Fathers.