* 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

* Bennington Battle Day ( Vermont, United States )

* August 16 – American Revolution – Battle of Bennington: British forces are defeated by American troops.

Although Stark was at the Battle of Bennington and likely flew this flag, the battle has become more commonly associated with the Bennington flag, which is believed to be a 19th century banner.

The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about from its namesake Bennington, Vermont.

The battle anniversary is celebrated in the state of Vermont as Bennington Battle Day.

Battle of Bennington, c. 1900

The Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Vermont

John Stark's reward from the New Hampshire General Assembly for " the Memorable Battle of Bennington " was " a compleat suit of Clothes becoming his Rank ".

August 16 is a legal holiday in Vermont, known as Bennington Battle Day.

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 Battle of Bennington in Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, brought a turning point for the American independence against British.

He became widely known as the " Hero of Bennington " for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.

It was named for Gen. John Stark, who commanded New Hampshire troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 in the Revolutionary War and defeated the British at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.

The troops from Cheshire distinguished themselves at the Battle of Bennington.

It was named for Bennington, Vermont, the site of a battle in the American Revolutionary War ( the Battle of Bennington ).

He gave us a simile to explain his admission that even at the worst period of his second illness it never occurred to him there was any renewed question about his running: as in the Battle of the Bulge, he had no fears about the outcome until he read the American newspapers.

Although it was at the Battle of The Little Horn, about which more words have been written than any other battle in American history, that the 7th Cavalry first made its mark in history, the regiment was ten years old by then.

This refusal to accept any renunciation of allegiance to the Crown led to conflict with the United States over impressment, and then led to further conflicts even during the War of 1812, when thirteen Irish American prisoners of war were executed as traitors after the Battle of Queenston Heights ; Winfield Scott urged American reprisal, but none was carried out.

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins – in Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.

* 1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Sayler's Creek – Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia.

* 1918 – Battle of Ambos Nogales: U. S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas and their German advisors in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.

* 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

* 1877 – American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army

* 1980 – Texas Battle, American actor

* 1948 – Kathleen Battle, American soprano

* 1865 – American Civil War: Battle of Five Forks –

* 1942 – World War II: the Battle of Guadalcanal begins – United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

* 1863 – American Civil War: following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis ( which is refused upon receipt ).

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

* 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

* 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden – The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville – Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.

* 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks – the last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.

* 1942 – World War II: the Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.

* 1776 – American Revolutionary War: American forces are surprised in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.

A decisive battle can cause the losing side to surrender, while a Pyrrhic Victory such as the Battle of Asculum can cause the winning side to reconsider its long-term goals.

The completed films included the seven-episode Why We Fight series — consisting of Prelude to War ( 1942 ), The Nazis Strike ( 1942 ), Divide and Conquer ( 1943 ), The Battle of Britain ( 1943 ), The Battle of Russia ( 1943 ), The Battle of China ( 1944 ), War Comes to America ( 1945 ) – plus Know Your Enemy: Japan ( 1945 ), Tunisian Victory ( 1945 ), and Two Down and One to Go ( 1945 ) that do not bear the Why We Fight banner ; as well as the African-American related, The Negro Soldier ( 1944 ).

All variations of the city's name derive from the original ( and current ) appellation in Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη ( from Θεσσαλός, Thessalos, and Νίκη, Nike ), literally translating to " Thessalian Victory " and in origin the name of a princess, Thessalonike of Macedon, who was named so because she was born on the day of the Macedonian victory at the Battle of Crocus Field.

Victory over Scottish and Viking forces at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 confirmed his prestige.

" After the Battle, the senior Rivers wrote a poem about his remarkable son entitled " Lines on a Young Gentleman that lost his leg onboard the Victory in the Glorious action at Trafalgar ":

For a period during World War II, Shepton Mallet Prison was used to store important national records from the Public Record Office, including Magna Carta, the Domesday Book, the logbooks of HMS Victory, dispatches from the Battle of Waterloo, and the " scrap of paper " signed by Hitler and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at the Munich Conference of September 1938.

Moses holding up his arms during the Battle of Rephidim, assisted by Hur ( Bible ) | Hur and Aaron, in John Everett Millais ' Victory O Lord!

* 1806 – The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory, oil on canvas – Tate Gallery, London

Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, Logothetes or Genikos ( Greek: Νικηφόρος Α ΄, Nikēphoros I, " Bringer of Victory "; died July 26, 811 ) was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.

HMS Victory used the two 68-pounder carronades which she carried on her forecastle to great effect at the Battle of Trafalgar, clearing the gun deck of the Bucentaure by firing a round shot and a keg of 500 musket balls through the Bucentaures stern windows.

In 2007, a documentary film which chronicles the 225th anniversary of the siege was produced by LionHeart FilmWorks and director Kevin Hershberger titled Yorktown: Battle for Victory.

* The Battle of Kosovo: Early Reports of Victory and Defeat by Thomas Emmert

* Battle Of The Marne – Germany Loses Her Chance of Victory Never to Regain It

' The Battle for Parity: Victory for the Gurkhas ', The Independent, 9 March 2007.

Spending time in ordinary could considerably extend a first rate's lifespan ; for instance, by the time she fought in the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory had been in service for 40 years, although a portion of these years were spent in Ordinary.

HMS Victory, Vice-Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, is preserved at HMNB Portsmouth as an active warship in commission.

This can be seen today on HMS Victory, the flagship of Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, now at Portsmouth, England.

Victory in the West, Volume 1: Battle of Normandy ( HMSO, 1962 )

The work was premiered in Vienna on 8 December 1813 at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau, with Beethoven himself conducting ; the program also included the patriotic Wellington's Victory.

The Battle of Seven Oaks ( known to the Métis people as la Victoire de la Grenouillière, or the Victory of Frog Plain ; also known as the Seven Oaks Massacre ) was a violent confrontation between the Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC ) and the North West Company, rival fur-trading companies on June 19, 1816, climaxing what was a long dispute in western Canada.

* Before Washington's crossing of the Delaware River at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, " Victory " was the password and " Or Death " was the response

* The letter written " To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World " during the Battle of the Alamo ( 1836 ), ends with " Victory or Death!