The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-01-09
Tho Battle Of Bennington

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k snan the following article, whic
" .EGeiest many OF our readers:
Prominent among the engagements o
To- Revolutionary var 10 the bsttls OF Bel
n.ton. Capt. L,muel Bradley who con
maadsd company OF rugged patriots du
ing thai crucial period In American his,t
Ids SgesOFy o. Bshtfn6t6hh. 10 bi his i persons
m malrs preserved 80 account OF tbis bs
he tF9n Saieb The following sketch 10 tel
OF, he venerable patriarch died 10 1906
sna vas lsid at rect 10 the family GENE
ttFg 10 Sunderland, Vermont. He was .
Ersadsiia Of Lsmuel Bradley OF this city
TO vaon Tie Slstemsn 10 indebted for the
Inter e,ias oatislIve.
Ths Battle Of BsnBins was unqusstions
bly, ono Oh LIE uDsl decisive OF any fought
dnting The American Revelation 10 i.s re-
salts. o. sa5isq1eIt events thst trsuspired
VIII ghos. TIE spessemsnt occurred the
is.l Of August, l777, l2i yesrs ago. The
Americans bad collected quantity Of mill
hry stores and provisions 81 BENNINGTON,
snd Ten. burgoyne. finding il extremely
dimenIs TO obtain, through the then dense
wilderness from New York TO Mou,resl
those supplies necessary. determined TO
mske raid on Bennington. Accordiosl,
Col, Baum, sGsrmsn ofiicsr, vas selected
and given force u I've hapdred Hess,,ps
and large body OF British Regulars 10
make the seigars
Geo, Stark Of New Hampshire, hearing
OF the Intended raid 90 the stores st Ben
ninston, BY forced marches arrived on this
scene OF sciion on the morpioa OF this
memorable day. His troops we're com
Po'sd OIL those hardy New Enelsnders, |
a. Oh bis ronic through Vermont hmm
10 Of tbs siterssrd oeiebr.ted 0tsen
is!sin boys constantly sosman.sd bi,
u -, swelling his army to . poue.lol
. ! effective one.
TIE Hsssisns and Bsaulsrs were tearing
q brush fence to enable them Ia
. hssty hresstvotk aud the Ame,i
. becaDs impatient. bo, Gen. s,s,t.
q ~ with uncovered head 10 front, and
pleasant sni smiling msnner ssid
., give those foreign vsndsls and rob
. ehsnee. and promise by The sup's
20 down ws viii treat them 10 .ur
party sod drive them to the hive, In
y sh quarters. or Molly Stark topisb,
''stps Hidou.' 10 ibi. hare. fousb, On
\ snt. which terminated 10 . decisive
= ~ ior the American forces, and vss
. asicaily case Of "uin the horse,
. DC ssidle' game With the Btit,sb :
y dnseians ise battle sss stabbornly
Is sied; The British drove and we're
Nsfnlf driven by the Americsns, bat
s',sfnoon The sueuy saedeuiy gave
tEd reiterated With loss OF several
i red rflscosu aud too bras, esld
i Al this iunetars Col. Warner
Asechsssef. arriving 90 the battle.
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~, the remnants OF The snsny the latter :
'sEtae dead and wounded 90 the field,
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