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BENNINGTON , a village
Vermont
York
village
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Hampshire and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark over two detachments of General Burgoyne's army, totalling about 1200 men, under Col. Friedrich Baum and Col. Breyman. These came up one after the other in search of provisions and were practically annihilated, Col. Baum being mortally wounded and 700 men taken prisoners. The scene of the battle is about 5 M. from the village. The victory had an important influence on Burgoyne's campaign (see AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE), weakening Burgoyne and encouraging the American militia to take the field against him. Bennington was settled in 1761 and was named in honour of Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire . The township was organized in 1762. It was one of the " New Hampshire Grant " towns, both, New York
paper called The Journal of the Times. The village of Bennington was incorporated in 1849.See Merrill and Merrill, Sketches of Historic Bennington (Cam-bridge, Mass., 1898). End of Article: BENNINGTON If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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