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Stark’s Independent Command at Bennington.
Manchester, NH: Standard Book Company, 1918. Sm 4to (9.375” x 6.125”), brown cloth, gilt title at spine. Frontis. port., [171]–228 pp. CONDITION: Very good. First edition of this account of the formation of Revolutionary War hero John Stark’s brigade—victorious at the pivotal Battle of Bennington—written with the collaboration of Thomas W. Streeter. “How the Battle of Bennington was won is an interesting tale; but it has been told often and well…The object of this paper, therefore, is not to describe the battle, but rather to show how there came to be an American force at Bennington capable of fighting any battle.” John Stark (1728–1822) was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and served as second lieutenant under Major Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Stark recruited some 800 militiamen and played a decisive role during the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Stark later accepted a position as brigadier general of the New Hampshire Militia—independent of Continental authority—and in this capacity recruited nearly 1,500 militiamen to defend Vermont during British Major General Burgoyne’s Saratoga Campaign. His victory at the 1777 Battle of Bennington was a crucial precursor to Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga, cementing Continental control of the Hudson River and turning the tide of the war. Foster and Streeter’s history is printed with selections from “The Battle of Bennington” by William O. Stillman; “Reminiscence of General Stark” from the diary of Elder James Randall; and Robert R. Law’s biographical sketch of Stark for the New York State Historical Society.
Item #9486
Price: $150.00
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