American Revolution, Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
American Revolution, Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, May 9-10, 1775. British Captain William Delaplace was awakened near midnight by Ethan Allen, whose troops had overwhelmed the forts garrison. When ask by what authority Allen took the fort, he answered, In the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continential Congress. In the background, the forts garrison surrender without firing a shot
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13124475
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45381022
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3000px x 1698px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
