Brigadier General John Stark - Bennington, VT - U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials on Waymarking.com

John Stark had a distinguished military career before his participation in the American Revolution. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in Roger's Rangers, under Major Robert Rogers, during the French and Indian War. He retired with the rank of Captain.

At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War he travelled from his home in New Hampshire to Boston to participate in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He later followed George Washington to new Jersey to participate in the Battles of Princeton and Trenton.

When British General John Burgoyne sent an expedition under Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum with a force of Indians, Canadians, Loyalist and Hessians to capture American supplies at Bennington, Vermont. General Stark, gathered his militia and, along with Colonel Seth Warner's 350 Green Mountain Boys, successfully defeated the British force at Bennington, VT. It was reported that to rally his troops General Stark uttered the "There they be boys! We beat them today or Molly Stark sleeps a widow tonight!"

A 7' tall bronze statue of Brigadier General John Stark stands on a 4' high boulder. Stark is wearing a period Colonial uniform with a double breasted coat with long coat tails, vest, boots, and a tri-cornered hat. He is holding a sword in his right hand and pointing to the west with his outstretched left arm.

A plaque affixed to the boulder is inscribed: