The Expedition led by Lieut.
Col. Baum Sent to Seize
Military Stores here, was
Defeated by Volunteer Amer-
ican Militia Forces from
New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and Vermont, Commanded by
General John Stark, Aided
By Colonels Warner and
Herrick, of Vermont, Symonds,
of Massachusetts, and Nichols
of New Hampshire.
[Reverse Side of Marker]:
Monument Erected 1887-1891
Commemorates the Battle of
Bennington, August 16, 1777.
Height 301 Feet. The Stone
is Blue Dolomite. Cost of
Monument and Site About
$100,000. Funds Appropriated
by Congress and the Legis-
Latures of Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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