A summary of events of 1777 which led to General Stark's march to and victory at Bennington: Historical New Hampshire, by J. Duane Squires.
- Title:
- A summary of events of 1777 which led to General Stark's march to and victory at Bennington: Historical New Hampshire, by J. Duane Squires.
- Author:
- Squires, J. Duane,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1977.
- Physical Description:
- p. 165-170.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1977 Vol. 32, Issue 4 (Winter 1977) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- In June 1777 the British Major General John Burgoyne launched a two-pronged attack on New York from Canada along the Lake Champlain-Hudson River route. To replenish dwindling supplies, Burgoyne sent 600 to Bennington, Vermont in early August. John Stark of New Hampshire led a force of 2,000 New Englanders. On Saturday the 16th of August, Stark prepared for an assault on British LT. Col. Frederick Baum's forces. This assault and the following assault led by British Colonel Breyman were both won by Starks' forces. On October 17, Major General Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to the Americans at Saratoga. It was the greatest victory of the Revolutionary war to date. Starks achievement at Bennington had led directly to this collapse of Burgoyne's 1777 campaign.
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