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Fort Ticonderoga Re-enactment
Date and Time
Saturday May 10, 2014 Sunday May 11, 2014
May 10 & 11, 2014
Location
Fort Ticonderoga
Contact Information
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga Re-enactment
Description
No Quarter Re-enactment of, “America’s First Victory”, the 1775 capture of Fort Ticonderoga
At 4 o'clock in the morning on May 10, 1775 Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen along with eighty
Green Mountain Boys rushed out of the night to take Fort Ticonderoga. One British sentry outside
the Fort's main gate attempted to fire at the patriot onslaught, but was foiled by wet powder in his
musket's priming pan. As he rushed back into the Fort he left the small sally port door open
allowing the American force to rush in. Captain William de la Place's tiny garrison was taken by
surprise and made prisoner, perhaps still unaware of the events of Lexington and Concord less than
a month before. This small first victory opened a northern campaign that would carry through the
next two years, with Fort Ticonderoga at its heart
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Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce
94 Montcalm Street, Suite 1
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Phone: 518-585-6619
Fax: 518-585-9184
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