Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)

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The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War engagement in which colonial forces captured the strategically important British-held fort on Lake Champlain, securing valuable artillery later used in the Siege of Boston.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
surface form: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
artilleryTransportedBy Henry Knox
artilleryUsedIn Siege of Boston
belligerent Great Britain
Patriot forces
campaign 1775 campaign in the Northern Department
capturedBy American colonial forces
Connecticut volunteers
Green Mountain Boys
capturedFrom British garrison
casualties minimal
combatant Connecticut militia
Green Mountain Boys
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
surface form: Massachusetts militia
commander Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen
conflict American Revolutionary War
consequence artillery transported to Boston
secured cannon and military stores for the Continental Army
country Thirteen Colonies
date May 10, 1775
followedBy Invasion of Quebec (1775)
fortification star fort
fortPreviouslyKnownAs Fort Carillon
garrisonStrength small British garrison
geographicalContext near the New York–Vermont border
location Ticonderoga
surface form: Fort Ticonderoga

Lake Champlain
New York
notableFor absence of significant fighting
capture of heavy artillery
surprise attack at dawn
objective capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British
opposingCommander William Delaplace
outcome Fort Ticonderoga captured by American forces
partOf Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battles of Lexington and Concord
relatedEvent Siege of Boston
result American victory
significance boosted American morale early in the war
provided artillery that helped force British evacuation of Boston
strategicImportance control of Lake Champlain route between Canada and the Hudson River Valley
territorialChange Fort Ticonderoga transferred to American control
timeOfDay dawn attack
year 1775

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Benedict Arnold battle Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
Israel Putnam participatedIn Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: capture of Fort Ticonderoga (American Revolutionary War)
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) precededBy Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
USS Ticonderoga namedAfter Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys engagement Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
William Delaplace event Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
this entity surface form: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga