Collection Name: Broadside Collection - Military, 1600-1800
Title: Battle of Bennington handbill, 1777 August 18
Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Creator Role: Author
Accession / Call Number: S 1996.585.49
Object ID: S 1996.585.49
Date: 1777/08/18
Type of Material: textual record
Physical Description: 1 broadside ; 17" x 7.125"
Language: English
Scope and Content: Handbill published by order of the council of a letter from Major General B. Lincoln in Bennington, VT, dated August 18, 1777, and a report from Captain Barnes, both on the Battle of Bennington. The handbill includes a description of the battle, an estimate of the number of wounded and killed on both sides, and a number of those taken as prisoner.
Subjects:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783,
Correspondence,
Bennington, Battle of, N.Y., 1777
Locations: Bennington, VT
People:
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810,
Avery, John,
Stark, John, 1728-1822
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Credit Line: New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
Restrictions: Available for research.
Level Description: Item
Box Number: 20