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Bennington Battlefield SHS

“Voices of the Fallen” at Bennington Battlefield

August 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Voices of the FallenBennington Community Theatre, together with the Friends of the Bennington Battlefield, are presenting “Voices of the Fallen,” a theatrical and historical experience at the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, NY. [Read more…] about “Voices of the Fallen” at Bennington Battlefield

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS, Bennington Community Theatre, Friends of the Bennington Battlefield

The Battle of Bennington on August 16 1777

June 2, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Phyllis Chapman of Friends of the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site discusses the Battle of Bennington, fought about ten miles from Bennington, Vermont, in the hamlet of Walloomasc, in the Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, NY, on August 16 1777. [Read more…] about The Battle of Bennington on August 16 1777

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Battle of Saratoga, Bennington, Bennington Battlefield SHS, Hoosick, John Burgoyne, Military History, Podcasts, Rensselaer County, Vermont

Wildfire At Bennington Battlefield One Of Several Across New York State

June 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

wildfire at bennington battlefield state historic site in may 2023New York State Forest Rangers and local fire departments have been battling numerous wildfires that burned about 13 acres around New York State since May 23rd, including one at the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site. Several of the fires were started from illegal burning. Several tickets were issued and other fires were still being investigated on Thursday. [Read more…] about Wildfire At Bennington Battlefield One Of Several Across New York State

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS, Ellisburg, Forest Ranger Reports, Forestport, Hoosick Falls, Jefferson County, Lakeview Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, Nassau, Oneida County, Rensselaer County, Seneca County, Seward, Walloomasc, wildfires

Bennington Battlefield Presentation Set For Friday

November 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Battle of Bennington paintingBennington Battlefield State Historic Site preserves the location of a American Revolutionary War battle between a detachment from the British General John Burgoyne‘s invading army and New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont state militia commanded by General John Stark of New Hampshire and Colonel Seth Warner of Vermont.

The battle was fought in two engagements on August 16, 1777 and resulted in a decisive victory for the Revolutionaries. As a result, Burgoyne’s army suffered irreplaceable losses and failed to gather the supplies needed for a timely push on Albany. Burgoyne later surrendered on October 17 after the Battles of Saratoga. [Read more…] about Bennington Battlefield Presentation Set For Friday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS

Battle of Bennington Reenactment This Weekend

August 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Battle of Bennington ReenactmentThe Friends of the Bennington Battlefield and the Brigade of the American Revolution will host a reenactment of the Battle of Bennington on August 13th and 14th at Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site in the Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, NY. [Read more…] about Battle of Bennington Reenactment This Weekend

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS

Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion

March 27, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

daniel shays's honorable rebellionThe book Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion: An American Story (Westholme Publishing, 2021) by Daniel Bullen looks back to January 25th, 1787, in Springfield, Massachusetts, when militia Major General William Shepard ordered his cannon to fire grapeshot at a peaceful demonstration of 1,200 farmers approaching the federal arsenal.

The shots killed four and wounded twenty, marking the climax of five months of civil disobedience in Massachusetts, where farmers challenged the state’s authority to seize their farms for flagrantly unjust taxes. [Read more…] about Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion

Filed Under: Books, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Bennington Battlefield SHS, Massachusetts, Political History, Shays’s Rebellion

Bennington Battlefield Acquires Replica Historic Cannon

February 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bennington Battlefield cannonThe Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, an important Revolutionary War battlefield near the New York and Vermont border at Walloomsac in the Town of Hoosick has received a historic replica cannon donated by an American descendant of a badly wounded “Hessian” soldier who survived thanks to an act of battlefield compassion. [Read more…] about Bennington Battlefield Acquires Replica Historic Cannon

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS, Military History

Campaign to Saratoga Talk at Bennington Battlefield

July 23, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

campaign to saratogaAuthor Eric Schnitzer is set to deliver a presentation about his new book in collaboration with historical artist Don Troiani, Don Troiani’s Campaign to Saratoga – 1777: The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War in Paintings, Artifacts, and Historical Narrative, on Saturday, August 17th at 11 am, at the Bennington Battlefield in the Caretakers House, 30 Caretakers Road, Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Campaign to Saratoga Talk at Bennington Battlefield

Filed Under: Books, Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Bennington Battlefield SHS, Books, Military History, Saratoga

Free Day At Vermont Owned Historic Sites

August 12, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bennington1777MapAugust 16th is a Vermont State Holiday commemorating Bennington Battle Day and the victory over the British on August 16, 1777. To celebrate this Revolutionary War victory, admission to all the state-owned historic sites will be free on Saturday, August 16, 2014.

Pack the picnic basket, grab the kids, invite your friends and neighbors, and head out to enjoy the great Vermont summer at any of the state-owned historic sites. [Read more…] about Free Day At Vermont Owned Historic Sites

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Bennington Battlefield SHS, Hubbardton Battlefield, Military History, Mount Independence, Vermont

New Beer Celebrates ‘Hessians’ At Battle of Bennington

June 6, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

browns1Brown’s Brewing Company in Hoosick Falls and Troy, NY, has brewed a special beer in tribute to the Germans that served at the Battle of Bennington which took place in the Town of Hoosick in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.

The historic Braunschweigers Mumme Ale is a dark, spicy beer created in the late 1400s in the German province of Braunschweig in what is now Lower Saxony, home of Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum and his elite regiment of mounted infantrymen called Dragoons. [Read more…] about New Beer Celebrates ‘Hessians’ At Battle of Bennington

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Bennington Battlefield SHS, Culinary History, Hessians, Military History

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