The battle itself happened in 1777, when the British forces tried, and failed, to raid a supply depot that is now home to a ...

Battle Day commemorations for 2025 are set for this Saturday in several locations forever linked to a pivotal battle during ...

At the heart of those celebrations is the Bennington Battle Monument, a towering 19-million-pound obelisk in need of repairs.

Feeding Champlain Valley locations will be closed this Friday in observance of Bennington Battle Day, with normal hours set ...

Town of Bennington project list for the week of Aug 11: Please be advised that Town Offices, Senior Center, and Public Works ...

Bennington Battle Day commemorates the August 16, 1777, battle fought in nearby Hoosick Falls, New York, when colonial soldiers defeated a British force that had been sent to seize weapons and ...

Seven miles west of the center of Bennington over the New York line on Route 67, a ceremony honoring those who fought in the Battle will take place at 4 p.m. on Battle Day.

BENNINGTON – Bennington Battle Day, Vermont’s only unique state-wide holiday, will have an unusual twist this year as the town will not only be the site of annual events such as the local parade, but ...

Bennington Battle Day celebrates a turning point battle between the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont and British soldiers in 1777. British General John Burgoyne, learning of a lightly defended ...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Aug. 16 is Bennington Battle Day. The holiday commemorates the day 246 years ago when colonial forces defeated the British in our region. Even though it’s called the ...

There was a battle during the Revolutionary War called the Bennington Battle, but it wasn't actually fought in the Vermont town. The battle was fought just over the border in New York.

Bennington Battle Day, August 16th, is a state holiday in Vermont, commemorating a key 1777 battle of the Revolutionary War. The battle has been observed every year since 1778.