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Fort Ticonderoga falls to rebels in 1775 raid
Ethan Allen and 80 Green Mountain Boys seized Fort Ticonderoga from a sleeping British garrison on May 10, 1775. The capture boosted colonial morale and provided artillery for Boston, aiding Revolutionary War efforts including the 1776 siege and later actions toward Canada.
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Ft. Ticonderoga
America
Daniel Q. Haney
Associated Press
Ethan ‘Allen
Wilds
Upper
New York
Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Boston
Canada
Lane Champlain
Big Lake
mid-Atlantic
Hudson River
Lake George
Lake Champlain
Richelieu River
St. Lawrence
Ft. Carillon
Ticonderoga
Lexington
Concord
New Haven
Conn
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
Massachusetts
Congress
Connecticut
Bennington
Vermont
Ethan Allen
Green Allen
New Hampshire
William Delaplace
Jehovah
Continental Congress
Maine
Quebec
New England
George Washington
Henry Knox
Champlain