Hubbardton, a town of Rutland co., Vermont, 48 m. S. W. of Montpelier; pop. in 1870, 606. It is noted for a battle between the British and Americans, July 7, 1777. The American army under Gen. St. Clair having been forced to evacuate Ticonderoga, July 6, their main body marched through Hubbardton to Castleton, leaving a rear guard of 1,000 half equipped men under Cols. Warner, Francis, and Haile, to wait at Hubbardton for the stragglers. Here on the following morning they were overtaken by about double their number of British, commanded by Gen. Fraser. The battle began at 7 A. M. The charge of the Americans at first forced the enemy to give way, but they soon formed again, while at the same time Col. Francis was mortally wounded, his men fell back, and Gen. Riedesel appeared on the field with a heavy reenforcement for the British. Warner was obliged to retreat, leaving 30 of his men killed and 294 wounded and prisoners, while the British acknowledged a loss of 183 killed and wounded, though, according to Ethan Allen, they lost 300. Col. Haile withdrew from the field with 300 men without coming into action. He demanded a court martial to investigate the charge of cowardice brought against him, but died in captivity before it could be held.

A monument on the battle field was inaugurated July 7, 1859.