Difference between revisions of "Battle of Bennington"
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| + | |name=Battle of Bennington | ||
| + | |image=[[File:1-battle-of-bennington-1777-granger-1.jpg|300px]] | ||
| + | |begin=August 16, 1777 | ||
| + | |end=Same day | ||
| + | |place=Rensselaer County, New York,<br/>10 miles from Bennington, Vermont | ||
| + | |theater=Northern Theater | ||
| + | |campaign=Saratoga Campaign | ||
| + | |result=American victory | ||
| + | |combatants1=Continental Army | ||
| + | |combatants2=British Royal Army | ||
| + | |commanders1=[[John Stark]]<br/>Major General,<br/>Continental Army<br/>[[Seth Warner]]<br/>Colonel,<br/>Vermont Militia | ||
| + | |commanders2=[[Friedrich Baum]]<br/>Lt. Colonel,<br/>Royal Army<br/>[[Heinrich von Breymann]]<br/>Lt. Colonel,<br/>Royal Army | ||
| + | |strength1=2,350 | ||
| + | |strength2=1,450 | ||
| + | |casualties1=Killed: 30<br/>Wounded: 40 | ||
| + | |casualties2=Killed: 207<br/>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. | 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. | ||
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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.