Battle of Bennington

Battle of Bennington
Part of the American Revolutionary War
A 1780 map depicting the troop positions at the start of the battle
Date August 16, 1777 Location Walloomsac, Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York; about 10 miles (16 km) from Bennington, Vermont 42°56′19″N 73°18′16″W / 42.93861°N 73.30444°W / 42.93861; -73.30444Coordinates: 42°56′19″N 73°18′16″W / 42.93861°N 73.30444°W / 42.93861; -73.30444 Result American victory
Belligerents
United States Vermont Republic	Great Britain Quebec Loyalists Brunswick Hesse Iroquois
Commanders and leaders
John Stark Seth Warner	Friedrich Baum † Heinrich von Breymann
Strength
2,000 (Stark) 350 (Warner)	800 (Baum) 550–650 (Breymann)
Casualties and losses
30 killed 40 wounded	207 killed 700 captured 4 cannon (2-3pdr Baum, 2-6pdr Breymann) lost

 Great Britain

Friedrich Baum †

The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from its namesake Bennington, Vermont. A rebel force of 2,000 men, primarily composed of New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General George Washington, and reinforced by Vermont militiamen led by Colonel Seth Warner and members of the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, and supported by additional men under Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann.

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