The Bennington Flag historic-texas-map-prints The first American offensive move

The first American offensive move in the Revolutionary War came over a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed

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But attempts by private groups were unsuccessful

Frank Hamer

The Bennington Flag historic-texas-map-prints The first American offensive moveThe true story of this historic American flag is shrouded in mystery. Oral tradition associates this flag with the Revolutionary War and states that this flag was present at the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777; this legend declares that the flag flew over the military stores in Bennington, Vermont. The American militia, led by General John Stark, defeated a large British raiding force thus protecting the military supplies at Bennington. The