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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The
Capture of
Fort Ticonderoga
occurred during the
American Revolutionary War
on May 10, 1775, when a small force of
Green Mountain Boys
led by
Ethan Allen
and Colonel
Benedict Arnold
overcame a small
British
garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were
transported
to
Boston
and used to
fortify Dorchester Heights
and break the standoff at the
Siege of Boston
.
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