Hubbardton engagement

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The Hubbardton engagement was a 1777 American Revolutionary War battle in Vermont, notable as the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil.

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instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hubbardton
armedForcesBranchInvolved grenadiers
infantry
light infantry
belligerent Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
Thirteen Colonies
Continental Army
surface form: United States (Continental Army)
campaignObjectiveContext British advance south from Canada under John Burgoyne
casualtiesSide American forces
British and Brunswick forces
combatant British Army
Continental Army
German Brunswick troops
commander Ebenezer Francis
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Nathan Hale
surface form: Nathan Hale (Continental officer)

Seth Warner
Simon Fraser
conflict American Revolutionary War
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date July 7, 1777
followedBy Battle of Bennington
Saratoga campaign
surface form: Battles of Saratoga
geographicRegion New England
hasMemorial Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
hasTerrain ridge lines
wooded hills
historicalEra 18th century
involvedRetreatOf American forces from Fort Ticonderoga
location Hubbardton, Vermont
notableFor only major Revolutionary War battle fought entirely in Vermont
rear-guard action by American forces
onlyRevolutionaryWarBattleEntirelyOn Vermont soil
partOf Saratoga campaign
precededBy Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
surface form: Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
preservedAs state historic site
relatedTo Ticonderoga
surface form: Fort Ticonderoga

John Burgoyne
Saratoga campaign
surface form: Saratoga campaign order of battle
result American strategic success
British tactical victory
state Vermont
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1777

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Battle of Hubbardton alsoKnownAs Hubbardton engagement