Bennington Battle Day
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Bennington Battle Day is a Vermont state holiday commemorating the American victory over British forces at the 1777 Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bennington Battle Day canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public holiday
ⓘ
state holiday ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vermont
|
| associatedWithMonument | Bennington Battle Monument ⓘ |
| calendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| commemorates |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American victory at the Battle of Bennington ⓘ Battle of Bennington ⓘ Patriot forces in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCelebration |
historical reenactments
ⓘ
parades ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ speeches and commemorative events ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | remembrance of local contribution to American independence ⓘ |
| hasEducationalAspect |
teaching about Vermont’s role in the American Revolution
ⓘ
teaching about the Battle of Bennington ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | official state holiday of Vermont ⓘ |
| hasLocationOfOrigin | Bennington, Vermont ⓘ |
| hasMainLocationOfEvents |
Bennington Battle Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
Bennington Battle Monument area
Bennington, Vermont ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRecognitionBy | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
United States history ⓘ Vermont history ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasTheme | commemoration of Revolutionary War service ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfObservance |
historical commemoration
ⓘ
patriotic holiday ⓘ |
| inception | 1777-08-16 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Vermont ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Bennington ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Government of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vermont government
local communities in Vermont ⓘ residents of Vermont ⓘ |
| observedOn | August 16 ⓘ |
| partOf | Vermont legal holidays ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battles of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary War battles
Independence Day ⓘ
surface form:
Independence Day (United States)
Patriots’ Day ⓘ
surface form:
Patriots' Day
|
| significantEvent | Battle of Bennington ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| timeOfCommemoration | anniversary of the Battle of Bennington ⓘ |
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