It would be better to say it was the Battle for Bennington, because the target of the British raid was a Continental supply depot where the Bennington Monument now stands. The raiders never got there. They were soundly defeated on August 16, 1777, just over the New York line by a combined force of Vermonters and militiamen from surrounding states under Gen. John Stark, and the Continental regiment of Green Mountain Boys under Col. Seth Warner. Bennington was a critical Patriot victory that led to the British surrender at Saratoga two months later, which changed the course of the war – and the history of the world.

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Basket Bingo - Elks Club - 125 Washington Avenue. $15 entrance fee. Advance tickets available at the Bennington Fire House. Doors open at 5 pm. Sponsored by the Bennington Fire Department