A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . hem from thesoil, denying her jurisdiction. A range of limestone crosses Ben-nington county, which has been workedfor some years, and yields good marbleof several different colors and lead is also found. The Battle of Bennington was an ac-tion of considerable importance, thoughfought by a detachment of the Britisharmy on the one side, and the militia ofVermont and the neighboring countiesof Massachusetts on the other. It wasbrought about in consequence of Gen-eral Burgoynes despatching a strongbody of Hessians, under Col
A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . hem from thesoil, denying her jurisdiction. A range of limestone crosses Ben-nington county, which has been workedfor some years, and yields good marbleof several different colors and lead is also found. The Battle of Bennington was an ac-tion of considerable importance, thoughfought by a detachment of the Britisharmy on the one side, and the militia ofVermont and the neighboring countiesof Massachusetts on the other. It wasbrought about in consequence of Gen-eral Burgoynes despatching a strongbody of Hessians, under Colonel Baum,to seize a large supply of American pro-visions collected at BenninQ;^ton. Bur-goyne was at that time—viz., in thesummer of 1777—preparing to movedown the Hudson for Albany, and wasoccupied, from July 28 to August 15, intransporting bateaux, provisions, artil-lery, and baggage, from Whitehall (thencalled Skeenesbourgh) and Fort Georgeto the Hudson. Many obstacles werein his way, General Schuyler, while onhis retreat fiom Ticonderoga, having. 66 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. tlirown trees into Wood creek, and leftmuch to be done in clearing the chan-nel of that Btream, and in constructinga log roud across the sandy region, forthe transportation of the British artil-lery ; while the European troops showedgreat want of skill in operations so for-eign to their habits. Colonel J>aum set off for Benningtonwith five hundred regular troops, a num-ber of Canadians, above one hunprized that the force waslarge, when he called out his wholebrigade, and sent an express to Man-chest
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