Ethan Allen
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Ethan Allen was an American farmer, writer, military officer, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutiona
Statue of Ethan Allen National Statuary Hall U.S. Capitol
A postcard depicting Allen's birthplace in Litchfield, Connecticut
New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth
The Catamount Tavern in the 19th century
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
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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 surprised and c
Ethan Allen
…February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War, and was also the brother of Ira Allen and the father of Fanny Allen. Allen was born in rural Connecticut and had…
An idealized depiction of Ethan Allen demanding the fort's surrender
Fort Ticonderoga from Mount Defiance
A 1902 photo of the Fort Crown Point ruins
"Knox entering camp with artillery"