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{{RevWarbattle
|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.