The Battle of Ticonderoga (jul 2, 1777 – jul 6, 1777)

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In 1755, French settlers in North America began to build a military fort and named it Fort Carilion. It was located on the western shore of Lake Champlain. In July 1758, British troops unsuccessfully attacked the fort. Then, under the command of General Jeffrey Amherst, the British returned the following year and were able to defeat the French who left for Canada. With the fort now under the British’s control, they renamed it Fort Ticonderoga which meant “between two waters” in Iroquois. On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen-both men were from Massachusetts-and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in an early morning attack on Fort Ticonderoga. They surprised and captured sleeping British troops. As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a self esteem booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in their first year of war.

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