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Battle of Ticonderoga
American Revolution [1775]
Quick Facts
- 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
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.