engagement campaign american revolutionary war fought village vermont vermont disputed territory called claimed new_york new_hampshire newly organized recognized facto independent government vermont morning july british forces general caught american rear guard forces retreating withdrawal battle vermont revolution battle fought new_york american retreat began late july british cannons seen high ground aka commanded fort bulk general army retreated rear guard commanded stopped rest pick general alerted american withdrawal early july immediately set pursuit leaving message general send reinforcements quickly possible night camped miles short german general leading reinforcements camped miles rising early morning reached surprised elements american rear elements managed form defensive lines spirited battle americans driven succeeded turning left flank german reinforcements arrived eventually scattering american forces battle took large toll british forces pursue main american army american prisoners sent british troops way rejoin army scattered american remnants way rejoin army way hudson_river background general began campaign control hudson_river valley moving army late june arriving near july july general american forces defending supporting defenses discovered men placed cannons position overlooking fort evacuated fort night majority army marching rough road referred locally military road disputed territory day hot sunny pace rapid army marched miles making camp evening july british troops chase british general named discovered early july americans abandoned leaving message general set pursuit companies 9th 29th 34th 62nd foot light infantry 24th 29th 34th 53rd 62nd companies 24th regiment loyalists indian scouts ordered follow set companies leaving orders rest troops come rapidly possible advance corps miles colonel 11th acted rear guard american general main army tired hungry troops time rest hoped rear guard arrive arrive time left colonel 2nd new hampshire regiment colonel wait rear main army marched francis men arrived warner decided orders spend night marching warner experience rear guard actions serving invasion quebec arranged camps defensive position set patrols guard road baron caught insisted men making camp senior chain command pointed authorized engage enemy leaving camp morning advanced found site miles troops camped night waited bulk men strong camp attack men good time darkness left camp picked group men arrived near dawn nearly surprised elements regiment scattered early fighting messenger arrived delivering news british reached elements retreating army planned route hudson_river required instructions follow immediately francis men formed column march british vanguard began hill rapidly reforming line cover massachusetts men volley fire british general took stock situation decided send detachment flank american left risk exposing left hoped hold arrived reached hill observed american line including parts regiment fact pressing left sent support flank directed american center point early conflict aware gunfire distance immediately dispatched send militia camped closest road support action reached area camps found militia companies retreat away gunfire distance convince men turn continued riding falling secure position monument hill americans repulsed vigorous british assaults colonel francis hit arm shot directing troops perceived weakness left tide battle turned hour battle arrived disciplined forces entered singing hymns accompaniment military band appear numerous actually american flanks turned forced desperate race open field avoid colonel francis fell volley musket fire troops raced away advancing british scattered countryside aftermath scattered remnants american rear way order rejoin main army harassed scouts indians food shelter took days reach army nearing including colonel detachment men captured british scene colonel francis sign respect opponents buried dead departed day general departure left america person spy tired men sizable contingent prisoners wounded significant supplies july sent prisoners light guard threats retaliation try escape marched exhausted forces men sent battle met retreating americans road battle returned bad news army marched eventually reaching american camp fort edward july losses official casualty return troops gives soldiers french canadian killed french canadians wounded separate return german troops killed wounded grand total killed wounded gives different british casualties killed wounded american casualties killed wounded captured legacy local body commissioned erection monument battlefield site state began acquiring battlefield lands 1930s operation state historic site battlefield added national_register_of_historic_places site annual revolutionary war
Battle of Hubbardton