Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the Rensselaer County, New York, location where the Battle of Bennington occurred on the 16th of August 1777. Here, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American stores. The American victory cut off supplies to British General John Burgoyne as he made his push toward Albany, New York and set the stage for his subsequent surrender at Saratoga. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places when the register was created in 1966.
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| - Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the Rensselaer County, New York, location where the Battle of Bennington occurred on the 16th of August 1777. Here, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American stores. The American victory cut off supplies to British General John Burgoyne as he made his push toward Albany, New York and set the stage for his subsequent surrender at Saratoga. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places when the register was created in 1966.
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| - Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the Rensselaer County, New York, location where the Battle of Bennington occurred on the 16th of August 1777. Here, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American stores. The American victory cut off supplies to British General John Burgoyne as he made his push toward Albany, New York and set the stage for his subsequent surrender at Saratoga. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places when the register was created in 1966. It is located on Route 67 in Walloomsac, New York, and is owned by New York State and private owners. File:Map of Bennington battlefield.jpg Although the battle took place at this site entirely within New York State, the Bennington Monument, about away in Vermont, also commemorates the Battle of Bennington. File:Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site Entrance 30May2008.jpg|An American flag and historical marker at the entrance to the historic site File:Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site Flags 30May2008.jpg|(Top down) American, New York State, Prisoner of War and New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation flags fly atop the hill at the battlefield File:Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site Map 30May2008.jpg|A topographical map depicting the area at the time of the battle File:Bennington Battlefield Site John Stark Marker 30May2008.jpg|A plaque erected by the state of New Hampshire commemorating the achievements of John Stark and the New Hampshire militia File:Bennington Battlefield Site Massachusetts Marker 30May2008.jpg|A plaque erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts commemorating the achievements of the volunteer militia File:Bennington Battlefield Site Vermont Marker 30May2008.jpg|A plaque erected by the state of Vermont commemorating the achievements of the Vermont militia and their comrades File:Bennington Battlefield Site Grounds 30May2008.jpg|The site grounds File:Bennington Battlefield Site New York Marker 30May2008.jpg|A historical plaque erected at the entrance to the site describing the battle File:Map of Bennington battlefield.jpg|Map of Bennington battlefield
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