Battle of Ticonderoga

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Battle of Ticonderoga

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Category: History & Society

Date:: May 10, 1775

Location:: New York; Ticonderoga; United States

Participants:: Green Mountain Boys; United Kingdom; United States

Context:: American Revolution

Key People:: Ethan Allen; Benedict Arnold

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Battle of Ticonderoga, engagement in the American Revolution. Held by the British since 1759, Fort Ticonderoga (in New York) was overrun on the morning of May 10, 1775, in a surprise attack by the Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allen, assisted by Benedict Arnold. The artillery seized there was moved to Boston by Henry Knox for use against the British.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.