"Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, & the Green Mountain...." Topic

… Boys – Capture of Fort Ticonderoga.

"Fort Ticonderoga, located on the southern shores of Lake Champlain, New York City, was very vital during the Indian and French War as well as the American Revolutionary War because of its strategic location between the Thirteen Colonies and the British controlled territories to the north, it held control over major trade routes to Canada and was popularly referred to as "the gateway to the continent."

It was 1775 and the American forces did not have enough ammunition to take Boston successfully from the British, Fort Ticonderoga, however, had a full stock of ammunition; howitzers, mortars, and canons, which the Continental Army desperately needed.

However, the fort lacked appropriate security; a few British soldiers were stationed there, among them some who had serious injuries and posed no real threat to Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold's band of Green Mountain Boys when they attacked…."

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Armand

Both were also alike in their venality.
And both ultimately failed in their treasonous negotiations with the British. No wonder they didn't get along. They were too much alike.

Brief summary of Allen's treasonous negotiations with the British can be found in his Wikipedia bio.
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The traditional story on Allen has been that he was loyal to the Hampshire Grants/Republic of Vermont, and that he entered into discussions with the British on behalf of Vermont. The Republic of Vermont did not become part of the U.S. until 1791.

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