Video: 'The Battle of Bennington Part I'

(Saturday, August 16, 1777, 3:00 p.m. local time; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — American forces won the Battle of Bennington today in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles from its namesake Bennington, Vermont, what was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War.

The victory galvanized colonial support for the independence movement, and played a key role in bringing France into the war on the rebel side.

Video: 'The Battle of Bennington Part II'