[massmike]

The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga!

250th anniversary of America’s First Victory of the American Revolution!

[EvilCapitalist]

Cool. I haven’t been to Fort Ticonderoga since I was a single digit midget. My Grandparents took my Sister and I some 40 years ago.

[MayflowerMadam]

I grew up in NYS and visited Fort Ticonderoga when on vacation in the Adirondacks.

Our school took field trips to Old Fort Niagara.

I loved the year we studied NY history - in 7th grade I think

[GreatRoad]

The history and nature there is fantastic. Also, the Star Trek ship Enterprise set museum is there and William Shatner shows up just about every year to give a chat on the bridge. It’s an outstanding take for fans.

[Verginius Rufus]

The first meeting of the Second Continental Congress was on the same day, May 10, 1775.

[FlipWilson]

The British expended great resources and took great losses in paying Carrilon from the French. The Americans snuck through a gap in the wall, walked through the gates, knocked on the commanders door and stuck a pistol in his facing while demanding the surrender of the Fort. That is what I call American ingenuity!!!

Sadly, Benedict Arnold was the engineer of that strategy but went the other way later on.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

One of the best history books ever about the capture of Fort Ticonderoga is "Arundel" by Kenneth Roberts, 1930. Roberts can bring history alive like no other author I've read. Highly recommended! Roberts is known for meticulous research and draws on primary sources to portray the event vividly. He had a very sympathetic view of Arnold pre-treason. This was the first in Roberts’ "Chronicles of Arundel" series and covers the American Revolution’s early stages, including the 1775 capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. "Arundel" follows Steven Nason, a young man from Arundel, Maine, who joins the Revolutionary cause. The novel spans 1775–1776, focusing on Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec, but an early key event is the capture of Fort Ticonderoga (May 10, 1775). Nason is involved in the lead-up, interacting with historical figures like Arnold and Ethan Allen. The Arnold expedition to Quebec through the wild swamps of Maine is really astounding. I'd never heard of it before reading the book. Fort Ticonderoga, strategically located on Lake Champlain, was weakly held by the British (fewer than 50 men). Arnold and Allen, with the Green Mountain Boys, surprised the garrison, capturing it without bloodshed. The fort’s cannons were later hauled to Boston, aiding the siege there. Roberts depicts this as a bold, scrappy operation, emphasizing Arnold’s leadership and the ragtag nature of the patriot force—aligning with the “rabble” theme from "Rabble in Arms." "Rabble in Arms" (1933, sequel to Arundel) covers 1775–1777, including Quebec, the Battle of Valcour Island, and Saratoga. It references Fort Ticonderoga's strategic importance

[Vermont Lt]

And then Henry Knox dragged the canon from there, all across MA (near my home) to place them on the heights overlooking Boston. The lead to the Brits evacuating and never coming back.

[vaskypilot]

Visited Fort Ticonderoga many times. In grade school we had to write a report on a revolutionary War hero. I chose Ethan Allen.

[rxh4n1]

” the Green Mountain Boys–a militia organized in 1770 to defend the property rights of local landowners”

Typical leftist bias. They were formed to battle tax collectors from New York.