Safford) 350 British and German troops Baum's forces Prinz Ludwig Dragoons 205 Grenadiers 24 Light infantry 57 Line infantry (from regiments of Riedesel, Specht, and Rhetz) 37 Hesse-Hanau artillery 13 Queen's Loyal Rangers (Peters) over 150 British Marksmen 48 Local Loyalists (Pfister, Covel) over 150 Canadians 56 Indians (Lanaudière, Campbell) over 100 Breymann's forces Grenadiers 353 Light infantry 277 Hesse-Hanau artillery 20 Commemorations August 16 is a legal holiday in Vermont, known as Bennington Battle Day. The battlefield, now a New York state historic site, was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 20, 1961, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. In the 1870s, the local historic society in Bennington commissioned the design and construction of the Bennington Battle Monument, which was complete in 1889 and dedicated in 1891 with ceremonies attended by President Benjamin Harrison. The Monument, an obelisk high, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although the monument was not ready in time to mark the centennial of the battle, the 100th anniversary of the battle was marked by speeches attended by President Rutherford B. Hayes. Every year on Bennington Battle Day there is a firing of the Molly Stark Cannon, the oldest firing cannon in the United States. The cannon was captured at the Battle of Bennington. See also List of American Revolutionary War battles American Revolutionary War § British northern strategy fails. Places 'Battle of Bennington' in overall sequence and strategic context. – aircraft carrier named in honor of the battle Notes References External links The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan Official Battlefield page from New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The Riflemen's Song at Bennington Bennington Battlefield on the Historical Marker Database 1777 in the United States Conflicts in 1777 Bennington County, Vermont Rensselaer County, New York Battles of the Saratoga campaign Bennington Bennington New Hampshire in the American Revolution Bennington Vermont in the American Revolution Bennington, Vermont 1777 in New York (state)