The Green Mountain Boys was a Vermont militia unit. In the August 1777 Battle of Bennington the Green Mountain Boys assisted the American forces to defeat a detachment of British General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum.
The Green Mountain Boys was a Vermont militia unit. In the August 1777 Battle of Bennington the Green Mountain Boys assisted the American forces to defeat a detachment of British General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum.
Burgoyne's ultimate defeat and surrender were at Saratoga, New York. After being cornered there, two battles were fought, Bemis Heights and Frayser's Farm, after which, with supplies exhausted, the British had to surrender. An earlier battle between a detachment of Burgoyne's force and Vermont and New Hampshire militia under John Stark took place at Bennington, Vermont, and was also an American victory. There Stark called out to his men "There they are boys! There's your enemy, and they are ours, or Molly Stark sleeps a widow tonight!".
The leaders at the Battle of Bennington were: >> British Gen John Burgoyne with German troops and Indians under he command of Col Frederich Baum. >> Colonial Gen John Stark with Militia under the command of Ethan Allen and Seth Werner.
George H. Jepson has written: 'Herrick's Rangers' -- subject(s): Bennington, Battle of, N.Y., 1777, History, Regimental histories, Vermont, Vermont. Militia. Herrick's Rangers
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John M. Burgoyne has written: 'Regimental records of the Bedfordshire Militia from 1759 to 1884' -- subject(s): Great Britain, Great Britain. Army. Bedfordshire Militia 'A short history of the naval and military operations in Egypt from 1798 to 1802'
Ethan Allen.
H. C Dennison has written: 'Mr. H.C. Dennison's resolution, calling on the governor for ... correspondence ... relative to dispatching the militia' -- subject(s): Militia, Vermont, Vermont. Governor (1813-1815 : Chittenden)
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.
The Green Mountain Boys was a Vermont militia unit led by Ethan Allen.
The Green Mountain Boys were a militia formed to protect Vermont from any and all threats, especially from New York. Vermont was not recognized by the British Crown as a colony, and it was officially the western part of New York, but Vermont wanted to be separate.