Battle of Hubbardton

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The Battle of Hubbardton was a 1777 rear-guard action in Vermont during the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, notable as the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Hubbardton engagement
AmericanCasualtiesKilledAndWounded several hundred (approx. 300–400)
armedForce British Army
Brunswick troops
Continental Army
belligerent Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great Britain
United States
BritishAndAlliedCasualtiesKilledAndWounded over 180
campaignObjective cover American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga
category Battles involving Great Britain
Battles involving the United States
Battles of the American Revolutionary War
Conflicts in 1777
History of Vermont
commander Ebenezer Francis
Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
Nathan Hale (Continental officer)
linked to: Nathan Hale

Seth Warner
Simon Fraser
conflict American Revolutionary War
continent North America
country United States
date 1777-07-07
followedBy Battle of Fort Anne
hasCommemoration annual reenactments at Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
hasTopic American Revolutionary War in Vermont
Saratoga campaign logistics
rear-guard tactics
location Hubbardton, Vermont
notableFor only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil
partOf Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Saratoga campaign
precededBy Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
preservedAt Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
result British victory
significance contributed indirectly to later American victory at Saratoga
helped delay British pursuit of American forces
state Vermont
strengthAmericanForces approximately 1,200 troops
strengthBritishForces approximately 850–1,000 troops
terrain ridge lines
wooded hills
timeOfDay morning engagement
typeOfAction rear-guard action
year 1777

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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) followedBy Battle of Hubbardton
Hubbardton engagement alsoKnownAs Battle of Hubbardton
Ebenezer Francis notableBattle Battle of Hubbardton
Ebenezer Francis ledTroopsAt Battle of Hubbardton
Hubbardton, Vermont knownFor Battle of Hubbardton
Hubbardton, Vermont hasEvent Battle of Hubbardton