Battles in Vermont

This list of military engagements in Vermont covers the military history of the American state of Vermont, both as a colony of England, as the independent Vermont Republic, and as an American state in the French and Indian Wars, the American Revolution, and the American Civil War.
Pre-revolutionary battles
The territory of Vermont was not permanently settled. It was treated as a hunting ground by several Indian tribes including the Iroquois and Abenaki. These Indian nations regularly fought each other in this area. Then, when the English and French settled North America, the area became a battleground between these colonial powers and their Indian allies.
American Revolution
Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about from its namesake Bennington, Vermont. An American force of 2,000 men, primarily composed of New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by men 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.
Baum's detachment was a mixed force of 700 composed of dismounted Brunswick dragoons, Canadians, Loyalists, and Indians. He was sent by Burgoyne to raid Bennington in the disputed New Hampshire Grants area for horses, draft animals, and other supplies. Believing the town to be only lightly defended, they were unaware that Stark and 1,500 militiamen were stationed there. After a rain-caused standoff, Stark's men enveloped Baum's position, taking many prisoners and killing Baum. Reinforcements for both sides arrived as Stark and his men were mopping up and the battle restarted, with Warner and Stark driving away Breymann's reinforcements with heavy casualties.
The battle was an important victory for the American cause, as it reduced Burgoyne's army in size by almost 1,000 men, led his Indian support to largely abandon him, and deprived him of needed supplies, all factors that contributed to Burgoyne's eventual surrender at Saratoga. The victory also galvanized colonial support for the independence movement, and played a role in bringing France into the war on the American side. The battle anniversary is celebrated in the state of Vermont as Bennington Battle Day.
The battle is commemorated by the Bennington Battle Monument, located in Burlington, Vermont; the monument is the tallest man-made structure in the state of Vermont.
Battle of Hubbardton
* Battle of Hubbardton
* Hubbardton Battlefield
American Civil War
St. Albans Raid
* St. Albans Raid

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