Welcome to the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site

Welcome to the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site. . , Starting here, follow the path to your right to the top of Monument Hill. A series of signs identify battle landmarks and explain the battle action that unfolded here. Enjoy exploring!, On July 5 and 6, 1777, the Northern American Army under Major General Arthur St. Clair was withdrawing southward from the Lake Champlain forts of Mount Independence and Ticonderoga. Here an American rear guard of 1,000 to 1,200 men, led by Colonel Seth Warner with Colonel Ebenezer Francis, engaged British forces that were attempting to carry out Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's plan to split off New England from the other American states., This battle was the first time Burgoyne's forces met the resistance of American soldiers. The Americans successfully ensured the safety of the main army by engaging and delaying the British, and then disengaging. Approximate numbers of battle participants were 1,100 Americans, 850 British, and 180 Germans. Casualties, including the dead, wounded, and prisoners, were roughly 27% of all participating.,

“Thank the troops in my name, for behaving so well as they did at Hubbardton." Major General Philip Schuyler, American Northern Department Commander

, [Caption:] , Left: Major General Arthur St. Clair, the last American commander of Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga (Charles Willson Peale, artist, 1782; Independence National Historical Park), Right: Lieutenant General John Burgoyne, commander of the British troops in the 1777 Northern Campaign expedition (Sir Joshua Reynolds, artist, c.1766; The Frick Collection), Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site is where the only battle of the American Revolution fought entirely in what would become Vermont took place on July 7, 1777., The Battle of Hubbardton is significant in the Revolutionary War's northern campaign of 1776-1777. It is considered a remarkable rear guard action in American military history.