Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen was a farmer, ,businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, American Revolutionary war patriot, hero, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont, and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War.
Fort Ticonderoga is located in Northeastern New York. Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War.
Ethan Allen was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. On May 10th, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale convict, the battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles.
The Capture of Ticonderoga
On May 10th during the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen lead a small group called the Green Mountain Boys. It was also lead by Benedict Arnold. The small group overcame a small British garrison at the fort and lotted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and bred the standoff at the Siege of Boston.
After seizing Ticonderoga, a small detachment captured the nearby Fort Crown Point on May 11th. Seven days later, Arnold and 50 men boldly raided Fort Saint-Jean on the Richelieu River in southern Quebec, seizing military supplies, cannons, and the largest military vessel on Lake Champlain.
Although the scope of this military action was relatively minor, it had significant strategic importance. It impeded communication between northern and southern units of the British Army, and gave the nascent Continental Army a staging ground for the invasion of Quebec later in 1775. It also involved two larger than life personalities in Allen and Arnold, each who sought to gain as much credit and honor as possible for these events. Most significantly, artillery from Ticonderoga would be dragged across Massachusetts to the heights commanding Boston harbor, forcing the British to leave that city.
Ethan Allen was a farmer, ,businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, American Revolutionary war patriot, hero, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont, and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War.
Fort Ticonderoga is located in Northeastern New York. Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War.
Ethan Allen was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. On May 10th, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale convict, the battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles.
The Capture of Ticonderoga
On May 10th during the Revolutionary War Ethan Allen lead a small group called the Green Mountain Boys. It was also lead by Benedict Arnold. The small group overcame a small British garrison at the fort and lotted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and bred the standoff at the Siege of Boston.
After seizing Ticonderoga, a small detachment captured the nearby Fort Crown Point on May 11th. Seven days later, Arnold and 50 men boldly raided Fort Saint-Jean on the Richelieu River in southern Quebec, seizing military supplies, cannons, and the largest military vessel on Lake Champlain.
Although the scope of this military action was relatively minor, it had significant strategic importance. It impeded communication between northern and southern units of the British Army, and gave the nascent Continental Army a staging ground for the invasion of Quebec later in 1775. It also involved two larger than life personalities in Allen and Arnold, each who sought to gain as much credit and honor as possible for these events. Most significantly, artillery from Ticonderoga would be dragged across Massachusetts to the heights commanding Boston harbor, forcing the British to leave that city.
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
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The Green Mountain Boys
The Green Mountain Boys were created in southwestern Vermont, and were made up of men from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut that held land titles from New Hampshire that entitled them land between Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River, which is modern day Vermont. However, the British crown gave all of that land to New York, and ignored the New Hampshire land grants. The group gathered and joined together to keep New York settlers out of Vermont, and keep all the land for people with New Hampshire titles. They drew their name from the Green Mountains of Vermont.
The Boys were led by Ethan Allen. Then by 1770 the group became an armed military force, and when officials from New York tried to enforce their laws upon them, they failed in doing so and in certain cases were beaten by Green Mountain Boys or the followers.
Once the American Revolution started in 1775 the Green Mountain Boys marched north to attack and later capture the British held fort, Fort Ticonderoga, which was America's first victory in the war. Ethan Allen led the attack with approximately 83 colonist-military men, and help from Colonel Benedict Arnold. This proved to be very important in the war effort, because it protected northern America and kept the soil safe from invasion from the British through Canada. The Green Mountain Boys also seized Crown Point in New York on Lake Champlain also held by the British, among other battles. Later on the Green Mountain Boys were the basis of the Vermont military and Choose Seth Warner as their leader, however a number of members decided to stay with Ethan and were later captured after a mucked up attack upon Montred.
In early 1777, Vermont became an independent nation and named the Green Mountain Boys as the bases for their republic army. Then Vermont applied for statehood, and the Green Mountain Boys faded away.
The Green Mountain Boys were created in southwestern Vermont, and were made up of men from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut that held land titles from New Hampshire that entitled them land between Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River, which is modern day Vermont. However, the British crown gave all of that land to New York, and ignored the New Hampshire land grants. The group gathered and joined together to keep New York settlers out of Vermont, and keep all the land for people with New Hampshire titles. They drew their name from the Green Mountains of Vermont.
The Boys were led by Ethan Allen. Then by 1770 the group became an armed military force, and when officials from New York tried to enforce their laws upon them, they failed in doing so and in certain cases were beaten by Green Mountain Boys or the followers.
Once the American Revolution started in 1775 the Green Mountain Boys marched north to attack and later capture the British held fort, Fort Ticonderoga, which was America's first victory in the war. Ethan Allen led the attack with approximately 83 colonist-military men, and help from Colonel Benedict Arnold. This proved to be very important in the war effort, because it protected northern America and kept the soil safe from invasion from the British through Canada. The Green Mountain Boys also seized Crown Point in New York on Lake Champlain also held by the British, among other battles. Later on the Green Mountain Boys were the basis of the Vermont military and Choose Seth Warner as their leader, however a number of members decided to stay with Ethan and were later captured after a mucked up attack upon Montred.
In early 1777, Vermont became an independent nation and named the Green Mountain Boys as the bases for their republic army. Then Vermont applied for statehood, and the Green Mountain Boys faded away.
This is the Green Mountain Boys' flag. The green represents the Green Mountains in Vermont and the stars represent the 13 colonies.
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