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SUMMARY:The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America 
 with Author Bruce Venter
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Bruce Venter will speak on his award-winning book\, The Bat
 tle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard that Saved America\, as part of the Manc
 hester Historical Society and MCL’s collaborative Vermont 250 lecture se
 ries.\n\nHubbardton\, a British tactical victory fought on July 7\, 1777\,
  was one of the first engagements in General John Burgoyne’s campaign to
  capture Albany and split New England from the rest of the rebellious colo
 nies. Despite a successful opening to his campaign\, Burgoyne was ultimate
 ly forced to surrender to an American army after being defeated and surrou
 nded at Saratoga. Burgoyne’s surrender is credited with bringing France 
 into the war on America’s side. The war would end successfully for the U
 nited States with a Franco-American victory at Yorktown four years later.\
 n\nHubbardton is the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Vermont. The 
 American victory at Bennington in August 1777 was actually fought in New Y
 ork.\n\n“It’s time for folks to start boning up on the 1777 campaign\,
  the turning point of the Revolution\, because the 250th anniversary of th
 ese events is just around the corner\,” said Venter. He will use a Power
 Point presentation and leave time for questions and answers.\n\nVenter’s
  book was selected by the editors of the Journal of the American Revolutio
 n as one of the “100 Best Books on the American Revolution” and was ex
 tensively cited by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson in his new 
 book\, The Fate of the Day\, which\, in part\, dealt with the Saratoga cam
 paign.\n\nVenter is president of America’s History LLC\, a history tour 
 and conference company known nationally for its annual “premier” confe
 rence on the American Revolution. He serves as a commissioner on the Sarat
 oga County 250th Commission\; as a trustee of the Lake George Battlefield 
 Park Alliance where he does weekly podcasts with Alliance president\, John
  Di Nuzzo\; and on the board of the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park.
LOCATION:138 Cemetery Avenue\, Manchester Center\, VT 05255
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