Battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777.
The greater part of the Battle of Bennington took place in Rensselaer County (N.Y. State) to the west of Bennington (Vt.) and a smaller part in the state of Vermont immediately northwest of Bennington city. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 650/1; 655
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PART FOUR OF A FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES
HELD IN THE NORMAN WILLIAMS LIBRARY MEZZANINE,
LOCATED AT 10 S. PARK STREET, WOODSTOCK
The surrender at Saratoga of a British army under John Burgoyne, now almost 250 years ago, has long been called the decisive battle of the American Revolution. But perhaps Burgoyne was doomed after the Battle of Bennington, a bloody day of fighting along the Vermont border that happened two months before Saratoga?
Historian Howard Coffin discusses the history-changing Burgoyne campaign, focusing on the dramatic battle of “Great Bennington,” which was a Vermont battle as well as a New York battle. He also reviews heroes John Stark and Seth Warner, and the Vermont Constitution, itself about to turn 250 years old.
This program, which is co-hosted by the Woodstock History Center and Norman Williams Library, will be held in the Norman Williams Library’s mezzanine. The Norman Williams Library is located at 10 South Park Street. The program is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council.
About the Speaker:
A seventh-generation Vermonter, Howard Coffin is the author of four books on the Civil War: Something Abides: Discovering the Civil War in Today’s Vermont; Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War; Nine Months to Gettysburg; and The Battered Stars, as well as Guns Over the Champlain Valley, a book on military sites along the Champlain Corridor.
