Battle of Hubbardton
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The Battle of Hubbardton was a 1777 rear-guard action in Vermont during the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, notable as the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hubbardton engagement ⓘ |
| AmericanCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | several hundred (approx. 300–400) ⓘ |
| armedForce |
British Army
ⓘ
Brunswick troops ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| BritishAndAlliedCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | over 180 ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | cover American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Great Britain
ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Conflicts in 1777 ⓘ History of Vermont ⓘ |
| 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 | 1777-07-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fort Anne ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual reenactments at Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary War in Vermont
Saratoga campaign logistics ⓘ rear-guard tactics ⓘ |
| location | Hubbardton, Vermont ⓘ |
| notableFor | only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
ⓘ
surface form:
Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
|
| preservedAt | Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed indirectly to later American victory at Saratoga
ⓘ
helped delay British pursuit of American forces ⓘ |
| state | Vermont ⓘ |
| strengthAmericanForces | approximately 1,200 troops ⓘ |
| strengthBritishForces | approximately 850–1,000 troops ⓘ |
| terrain |
ridge lines
ⓘ
wooded hills ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning engagement ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | rear-guard action ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.