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Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site

Battlefield

The actual ground where the Battle of Bennington was fought on August 16, 1777, located in Walloomsac, New York, about five miles west of Bennington center. The site preserves the ridge above the Walloomsac River where Baum established his defensive works and was surrounded. New York State operates the park with interpretive signage and walking trails.

Visiting Today

Address

81 New York 67, Walloomsac, NY 12090

Connected Events

Mar 1777
John Stark Resigns Continental Commission

General John Stark, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Jun 1777
Jul 1777
American Supply Depot Established at Bennington

Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne

Aug 1777
Burgoyne Dispatches Baum's Raiding Column

General John Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Aug 1777
Battle of Bennington — Defeat of Baum's Column

General John Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, Colonel Samuel Herrick, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Aug 1777
Battle of Bennington — Defeat of Breymann's Relief Column

General John Stark, Colonel Seth Warner, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann

Oct 1777
Congress Promotes Stark to Brigadier General

General John Stark, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark