 the battle of hubbardton was an engagement in the saratoga campaign of the american revolutionary war fought in the village of hubbardton, then in the disputed new hampshire grants territory (now vermont). on the morning of july 7, 1777, british forces, under general simon fraser, caught up with the american rear guard of the forces retreating after the withdrawal from fort ticonderoga. it was the only battle in present day vermont during the revolution. (the battle of bennington was fought in what is now walloomsac, new york.) the american retreat from fort ticonderoga began late on july 5 after british cannons were seen on top of high ground that commanded the fort. the bulk of general arthur st. clair's army retreated through hubbardton to castleton, while the rear guard, commanded by seth warner, stopped at hubbardton to rest and pick up stragglers. general fraser, alerted to the american withdrawal early on july 6, immediately set out in pursuit, leaving a message for general john burgoyne to send reinforcements as quickly as possible. that night fraser camped a few miles short of hubbardton, and the german general friedrich adolf riedesel, leading reinforcements, camped a few miles further back. rising early in the morning, fraser reached hubbardton, where he surprised some elements of the american rear, while other elements managed to form defensive lines. in spirited battle, the americans were driven back, but had almost succeeded in turning fraser's left 
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