# 1348 FDC - 1968 6c Historic American Flags: Bennington
Issue Date: July 4, 1968
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 228,040,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Dark blue and red
In 1777, British General John Burgoyne's Saratoga Campaign pushed through New York to Fort Edward, with the goal of capturing Albany and then New York City. However, the farther south he traveled, the longer and less secure his supply lines were. Burgoyne was told that American storehouses in Bennington, Vermont, were poorly defended and sent Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture them.
However, Burgoyne had been misinformed. John Stark and his 1,500 New Hampshire troops, as well as Seth Warner and a small Vermont militia, were stationed in Bennington. Following a brief encounter with an American scouting party, Baum set up camp on a hill five miles from Bennington waiting for an American attack.
The American victory at Bennington drastically reduced Burgoyne's forces. This allowed for another American win at the Second Battle of Saratoga two months later, a major turning point of the Revolution.
Issue Date: July 4, 1968
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Quantity: 228,040,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Dark blue and red
In 1777, British General John Burgoyne's Saratoga Campaign pushed through New York to Fort Edward, with the goal of capturing Albany and then New York City. However, the farther south he traveled, the longer and less secure his supply lines were. Burgoyne was told that American storehouses in Bennington, Vermont, were poorly defended and sent Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture them.
However, Burgoyne had been misinformed. John Stark and his 1,500 New Hampshire troops, as well as Seth Warner and a small Vermont militia, were stationed in Bennington. Following a brief encounter with an American scouting party, Baum set up camp on a hill five miles from Bennington waiting for an American attack.
The American victory at Bennington drastically reduced Burgoyne's forces. This allowed for another American win at the Second Battle of Saratoga two months later, a major turning point of the Revolution.