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Nichol Brown Period 1

> > > =**The Battle of Bennington**=

**When did the battle occur?**
 * The battle occured on August 16, 1777

Where was the battle?

 * The battle took place in Walloomsac, New York in the eaast road of the Hudson River.

Where were the armies/navies from?

 * The Indians/ armies were from Germany, England, Canada and the opposing side army was from America, American colonists and people from the New England area.

Who were leaders of each side?

 * The leaders for the German were Colonels Baum, Breyman. The leaders for the Americans was Brigadier John Stark.

What happened/facts about the battle:

 * The Germans attacked from the bridge of the Wallomsac River.
 * Around mid-day the Americans attacked.
 * When the battle began Baum's(German) position collapesed and their soldiers and idnians had to escape into the woods.
 * The dragoon reboubt was the focus of heavy fighting.
 * The Americans attacked German forces, forcing them to retreat and suffering a fire from the Americans.
 * The Germans had 900 casualties, killed and captured.
 * The Americans had 70 casualties and had captured the four guns and many small arms.

What was the outcome?

 * The outcome of the battle was that the Americans won and that the Germans had horrible loss.

What was the significance of the battle to the outcome of the war?

 * It was a major battle for the ability of the Americans to hold their own against European troops.
 * Becasue of this battle Stark became a leading soldier in the revolution.
 * From this battle it caused casualties for the Germans that could not be replace.

citation: http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-bennington.htm