August 16 in American History
New Hampshire militia under John Stark crushed two detachments of Burgoyne's army near Bennington, Vermont. Stark reportedly told his men: "There are your enemies... they are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow." The loss bled Burgoyne ahead of Saratoga — the victory that brought France into the war.
In 1777: the Battle of Bennington. New Hampshire militia under John Stark crushed two detachments of Burgoyne's army near Bennington, Vermont.
New Hampshire militia under John Stark crushed two detachments of Burgoyne's army near Bennington, Vermont. Stark reportedly told his men: "There are your enemies... they are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow." The loss bled Burgoyne ahead of Saratoga — the victory that brought France into the war.
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