{"product_id":"the-battle-of-hubbardton-the-rear-guard-action-that-saved-america-9781626193253","title":"The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action That Saved America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Venter meticulously details the Revolutionary War battle that saved the Continental Army and possibly America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish and German troops ran into stubborn rebel resistance at Hubbardton, Vermont, on July 7, 1777. The day would ultimately turn the tide for the Patriot cause. After capturing Fort Ticonderoga, the British, under Lieutenant General John Burgoyne, pursued a retreating Continental army under Major General Arthur St. Clair. In the fields and hills around Hubbardton, a tenacious American rear guard of about 1,200 derailed the British general's plan for a quick march to Albany. The British won a tactical victory, but they suffered precious losses. Patriots, under Colonel Seth Warner, Colonel Ebenezer Francis and Colonel Nathan Hale, left the British and Germans bloodied while also saving untold casualties from their own army. Burgoyne and his weakened force ultimately surrendered at Saratoga on October 17, 1777, paving the way for a French alliance with the colonies and American independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626193253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Bruce M. Venter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662854811804,"sku":"9781626193253","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b0a4b32b-d806-477c-a8f9-e3c41f6078c1.jpg?v=1603902887","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-battle-of-hubbardton-the-rear-guard-action-that-saved-america-9781626193253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}