Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
05/10/1775 AD captured
A small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison.
The cannons and other armaments were later transported to Boston by Colonel Henry Knox and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the Siege of Boston.
Ticonderoga (cdp), NY
Lattitude: 43.8486° N
Longitude: 73.423° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 43.8486° N
Longitude: 73.423° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What captured?
-
-
Ethan Allen American Revolutionary W... -
Benedict Arnold American military office...
Objects To Whom or What was captured?
-
England Nation
Events in 1775 MORE
