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Bookmark or Share- Ticonderoga | Battle, Fort, Map, & Facts | BritannicaCaptured by the British in 1759 (during the French and Indian War) the fort was renamed Ticonderoga. During the American Revolution the Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, overran the fort in a surprise attack on May 10, 1775, and seized artillery that Henry Knox transported to Boston for use against the British.
- The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga - Leaders, Facts ... - HISTORYAs the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war.
- Fort Ticonderoga - WikipediaCoordinates: 43°50′30″N 73°23′15″W. Detail of a 1758 map showing the fort's layout. Fort Ticonderoga ( / taɪkɒndəˈroʊɡə / ), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain, in northern New York, in the United States.
- Fort Ticonderoga | Experience America’s HistoryExperience peacetime garrison life in British North America on the eve of the Revolutionary War as Fort Ticonderoga begins REAL TIME REVOLUTION™! 250 years to the day, discover daily life for British soldiers and their families in 1774. Learn More!
- Visit Fort Ticonderoga | American Battlefield TrustFort Ticonderoga. Though Fort Ticonderoga was famous as the “Gibraltar of North America,” the stone star fort provided the staging grounds for the one of the first American victories in the Revolution, and an important staging ground for the Saratoga campaign.
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