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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bennington Battle Day is observed on August 16 annually and this year, it marks the 245th year of the battle. It’s a state holiday in Vermont where people honor the American victory against the British forces during the American Revolutionary War, which was a pivotal moment for America’s independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bennington Battle Day is observed on August 16 annually and this year, it marks the 245th year of the battle. It’s a state holiday in Vermont where people honor the American victory against the British forces during the American Revolutionary War, which was a pivotal moment for America’s independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Bennington, on August 16, 1777, formed part of the Saratoga Campaign. The battle was fought at Walloomsac, New York, ten miles northwest of Bennington, Vermont. In this encounter, New Hampshire militia under Brigadier General John Stark clashed with two British detachments under General John Burgoyne.

Detailed explanation-4: -On August 16, 1777, Vermont’s Green Mountain Boys, the New Hampshire Militia, and volunteers from Massachusetts, defeated British troops who were charged with capturing provisions stored at the Bennington supply depot-the site were the Bennington Battle Monument stands today.

Detailed explanation-5: -Turning point of the American Revolution. Vermont’s unique holiday on August 16th is in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington. Here Brigadier General John Stark and his American forces successfully defeated two detachments of British General John Burgoyne’s invading army in 1777.