Still pretty cold in the morning. I worked on the blog some until I couldn’t feel my fingers. In the afternoon we ran errands in Bennington and did some sightseeing there.
There is a monument in Bennington memorializing The Battle of Bennington and those who fought for the revolution. The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga Campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles (16 km) from its namesake Bennington, Vermont. A rebel force of 2,000 men, primarily New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by Vermont militiamen led by Colonel Seth Warner and members of the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne‘s army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum , and supported by additional men under Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann.
The battle was a major strategic success for the American cause and considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War; it reduced Burgoyne’s army in size by almost 1,000 men, led his Native-American support to largely abandon him, and deprived him of much-needed supplies, such as mounts for his cavalry regiments, draft animals and provisions; all factors that contributed to Burgoyne’s eventual defeat at Saratoga. The victory galvanized colonial support for the independence movement, and played a key role in bringing France into the war on the rebel side. The battle’s anniversary is celebrated in the state of Vermont as Bennington Battle day. A bit of history.
After visiting the monument we drove up to The Publyk House, a tavern in the outskirts of Bennington. Dinner was good and the beer was cold. We had a good time.
Looks pretty in Vermont.
Great pics!