Battle of Bennington
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The Battle of Bennington was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which colonial militia forces defeated a British detachment, helping to undermine General Burgoyne’s campaign and setting the stage for the American victory at Saratoga.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bennington canonical | 17 |
| Battle of Bennington victory | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick)
Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
surface form:
Hesse-Hanau
Loyalists ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| campaign | Burgoyne’s 1777 invasion from Canada ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy for British and Brunswick detachment
ⓘ
lighter for American militia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts militia
New Hampshire Militia ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire militia
Vermont militia ⓘ local Native American allies of the British ⓘ |
| commander |
Friedrich Baum
ⓘ
Heinrich von Breymann ⓘ John Stark ⓘ Seth Warner ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Bennington Battle Monument ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United Colonies of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
|
| date | 1777-08-16 ⓘ |
| effect |
boosted American morale
ⓘ
contributed to British defeat at Saratoga ⓘ encouraged American enlistments ⓘ undermined Burgoyne’s campaign ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | upper Hudson River Valley region ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Continental Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Army detachments
Green Mountain Boys ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pivotal American militia victory in northern theater ⓘ |
| location |
Walloomsac, New York
ⓘ
near Bennington, Vermont ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bennington, Vermont ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “There are the Red Coats and they are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow” ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | John Burgoyne ⓘ |
| opposingForcesType | mixed British, German, Loyalist, and Indigenous detachment ⓘ |
| partOf | Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| preludeTo |
Battle of Freeman's Farm
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm)
|
| primaryForcesType | colonial militia forces ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| stateHoliday | Bennington Battle Day ⓘ |
| stateHolidayObservedIn |
New Hampshire
ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of American supplies at Bennington ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | capture or dispersal of most of the British detachment ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Stark
subject surface form:
John Stark
subject surface form:
John Stark
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bennington victory