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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s Bennington Battle Day, a state holiday commemorating a key battle of the Revolutionary War. It ...
The battle itself happened in 1777, when the British forces tried, and failed, to raid a supply depot that is now home to a ...
At the heart of those celebrations is the Bennington Battle Monument, a towering 19-million-pound obelisk in need of repairs.
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Feeding Champlain Valley locations will be closed this Friday in observance of Bennington Battle Day, with normal hours set ...
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Friday is Bennington Battle Day, commemorating the day British forces in our region were defeated in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.
Town of Bennington project list for the week of Aug 11: Please be advised that Town Offices, Senior Center, and Public Works ...
Bennington Battle Day is a Vermont state holiday marking the American victory over a British force at the battlefield site on Aug. 16, 1777 near the hamlet of Walloomsac, New York.
There was a battle during the Revolutionary War called the Bennington Battle, but it wasn't actually fought in the Vermont town. The battle was fought just over the border in New York.
Bennington Battle Day, August 16th, is a state holiday in Vermont, commemorating a key 1777 battle of the Revolutionary War. The battle has been observed every year since 1778.