Nothing But Honor: Eyewitness Accounts of the Battle of Hubbardton by local author Skyler Bailey
At dawn on July 7, 1777, at Hubbardton, Vermont, elite British Light Infantry and Grenadiers attacked the rear guard of the American army retreating from Fort Ticonderoga. Two hours of ferocious, close-range fighting left both sides badly bloodied. Yet for all its drama and strategic significance, Hubbardton remains one of the Revolution’s most misunderstood battles.
Nothing But Honor brings new evidence and a fresh analysis to reconstruct the battle through the eyes of those who fought it. Eyewitness accounts from journals, letters, pension files, and post-war interviews drive new conclusions about how and where the action unfolded. Contemporary sources and modern field work overturn long-accepted narratives. A meticulous review of service records produces the first complete list of American casualties. Biographical portraits bring the soldiers to life and follow the engagement’s impact far beyond the battle itself.
Evidence-driven, vivid, and unflinching, Nothing But Honor replaces legend with lived experience and delivers the rigorous analysis the Battle of Hubbardton has long deserved.