Tag: Ft. Ticonderoga

  • A Noble Train of Artillery (1775-1776)

    A Noble Train of Artillery (1775-1776)

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    “RETRACE OUR STEPS” by James Still, ©2016, RetraceOurSteps.com (Jan. 1, 2016) — Lacking artillery in the Continental Army, Washington approved Henry Knox’s bold plan to transport 60 Tons of captured British artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston.  During the dead of winter and over the course of 56 days, Colonel Knox transported the artillery 300…

  • The Capture of Ticonderoga (1775)

    The Capture of Ticonderoga (1775)

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    “IN THE GRAY OF THE MORNING” by James Still, ©2015 (May 2, 2015) — Fort Ticonderoga was located on a key military corridor between Canada and the Hudson River.  Military supplies captured at Ticonderoga were later used to force the British to evacuate Boston.  Ethan Allen recorded the event: “… the first systematical and bloody…