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Topic: Battle of Ticonderoga (1775)

	Revolutionary War Battles
		On June 17, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breed's Hill.
		The 1775 Battle of Ticonderoga occurred early on the morning of May 10, and was the first significant action of the American Revolutionary War.
		Ticonderoga was retaken by the British Campaign in 1777, but abandoned after their surrender at the Battle of Saratoga.
	webpages.charter.net /wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/Rev_War_Battles.htm (13295 words)

	1775
		April 19 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Lexington and Concord begins at dawn with a volley on 70 armed Massachusetts militiamen on Lexington Green by the British advance guard, which leaves 8 dead and 10 wounded - "the shot heard around the world".
		May 10 - American Revolutionary War: Fort Ticonderoga is taken by a small force called the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont, led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen.
		June 17 - American Revolutionary War: The battle of Bunker Hill; the patriots are ordered not to fire until they can see "the whites of their eyes".
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/17/1775.html (526 words)

	The American Revolution (Fort Ticonderoga)
		On April 19, 1775 the Revolutionary War had begun with the skirmishing at Lexington and Concord.
		Fort Ticonderoga, which is located on Lake Champlain, became an objective for its stores of munitions and the strategic position of control that it held over the waterways to Canada.
		Arnold caught up with Allen and tried to take command of the expedition on the authority of the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, but since he had none of his own men and the Green Mountain Boys would not follow him, it was agreed that the two men would share command.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_ftic.asp (334 words)

	The Battle of Quebec 1775
		In late October 1775 Arnold arrived on Point Levis across the St Lawrence from Quebec, having lost a substantial part of his force on the punishing journey from New England.
		On 31st December 1775, with the addition of Montgomery’s troops, Arnold launched night attacks at either end of the city in a snowstorm.
		Follow-up: Following the battle the Americans withdrew from Canada and no further serious attempt to bring the Canadian population into the war on the American side was made.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-of-quebec-1775.htm (457 words)

	Battles of the American Revolution
		During the battle, the heroism of the wife of one of the American soldiers who assisted the American forces gave rise to the legend of Molly Pitcher.
		The Battle of the Brandywine, fought on Sept. 11, 1777 along Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Philadelphia, was a victory for the British during the American Revolution.
		Ticonderoga, a stone fort between Lake Champlain and Lake George in what is now northern New York State, was an object of contention during the French and Indian War of 1754-63 and the American Revolution.
	www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/BATTLES.HTM (2354 words)

	USS Ticonderoga Veterans Site
		TICONDEROGA sailed from Pascagoula in February, truly "Combat Ready," with a demanding schedule ahead, and with the knowledge that her systems, construction, and the TICONDEROGA men who man her are the very best.
		Ticonderoga returned to the combat area in late May. For the remaining two and a half months of the Pacific War, her planes made regular attacks on the Japanese home islands.
		Ticonderoga went back into active service in 1866, after modifications to her rig, and was sent to European waters.
	www.ussticonderoga.com /info.htm (1954 words)

	American Revolution - Revolutionary War Battles - The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga May 11, 1775
		Fort Ticonderoga lay on the shores of Lake Champlain.
		Called Fort Carillon by the French, it was renamed Ticonderoga by the British after it was captured in 1759.
		The men defending the garrison of Ticonderoga were surprised in their beds.
	www.americanrevolution.com /CaptureofFortTiconderoga.htm (204 words)

	The Battle of Ticonderoga - May 10, 1775 and July 5, 1777
		It was built in the year 1775 by the French to protect themselves against the British and to protect the fur trading routes.
		On March 29, 1775, he wrote to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety: "One thing I must mention to be kept as a profound secret: the fort at Ticonderoga must be seized as soon as possible should hostilities be commenced by the King's troops."
		Fort Ticonderoga was set on fire by the British forces and in 1909 was restored and turned into a museum that is still open today for visitors.
	www.vtgunsmiths.com /gmbsc/ticonder.html (713 words)

	The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1775 Fort Ticonderoga
		Fort Ticonderoga (Carillon), a "place between the waters," is strategically situated at the confluence of Lakes Champlain and George in upper New York.
		In May 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolution, the fort was taken without a struggle by colonial rebels.
		Wooster resigned his commission upon the outbreak of the American Revolution, was one of the promoters of the Ticonderoga expedition (1775), and was made brigadier general in the Continental army.
	www.colonialwarsct.org /1775_ft_ti.htm (454 words)

	NAMED CAMPAIGNS - REVOLUTIONARY WAR
		In the ensuing battle, incorrectly named after Bunker Hill which stands nearby, the British drove the Colonials from the isthmus after three assaults, but at a cost of about 1,000 in killed and wounded as compared with American losses of approximately 400 killed and wounded.
		In terms of duration and actual troops engaged, it was a larger battle than Princeton, and its results—the destruction of an important part of the British army in the south—were incalculable toward ending the war.
		Although Greene lost the battle, Cornwallis' forces were so depleted that he retreated to the coast and from there moved to Virginia, where was ultimately to meet his fate at Yorktown.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/rwcmp.htm (3417 words)

	Fort Ticonderoga Reenactors: Fife & Drum Corps.
		The Fort Ticonderoga Corps of Drums represents the musicians of the First New York Regiment as they would have appeared at the very onset of the American Revolution.
		The raw recruits of 1775 that were described by General Schuyler as "the sweepings of the New York streets" had been transformed into the seasoned veterans of 1783—declared by the Baron de Steuben to be "a model of order and discipline for the entire army."
		In battle, fifes and drums were used to issue commands, and to call for a cease-fire.
	www.fort-ticonderoga.org /reenactors/fife_and_drum_corp.htm (443 words)

	The Battle of Ticonderoga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Fort Ticonderoga was a stronghold throughout the Revolutionary War in America during the years of 1775 to 1783.
		Ticonderoga controlled the route between the Hudson River Valley and Canada in the wars of the eighteenth century.
		The first Battle of Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) happened in July 1758, when General Abercrombie of the British Army attempted to subdue the fort with 16,000 men.
	darter.ocps.net /classroom/revolution/ticon.htm (285 words)

	Battle of Quebec (1775) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775, by American revolutionaries to capture the Canadian city of Quebec and enlist French Canadian support for the American Revolutionary War.
		The battle was the climax of the American invasion of Canada and put an end to any hopes of French Canada rising in rebellion with the Americans.
		Seeking to draw Canada into the revolution, American commanders set to seize the city of Quebec, which was held by a small garrison of 100 British regulars under the command of Guy Carleton, the Governor of Canada, and Colonel Allen Maclean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Quebec_(1775) (878 words)

	USS Ticonderoga (CG 47)
		TICONDEROGA operated with the IOWA (BB 61) and DEYO (DD 989) for the whole cruise and with DEWEY (DDG 45), PAUL (FF 1080) and CANISTEO (AO 99) for the Mediterranean and NorLant.
		The TICONDEROGA returned home on 10 March 1988 after a deployment during which she was without carrier support for most of the time.
		USS TICONDEROGA was in the Mediterranean as part of the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group, having left its homeport on March 22.
	navysite.de /cg/cg47.html (1527 words)

	Casebook: The American Revolution - Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Lexington and Concord were the first official battles of the Revolution, made up of a number of skirmishes in the Massachusetts countryside.
		Though the battle was indeterminate, it weakened St. Leger's hold on Fort Stanwix just enough to convince him to call off the siege and abandon his potentially destructive plan of meeting Burgoyne in Albany.
		The second battle of Saratoga was the first decisive American victory of the war.
	usrevolution.casebook.org /battles (1744 words)

	George Washington Papers: Time Line: The American Revolution
		May 18, Congress learns of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and that military reinforcements from Britain are on their way to North America.
		June 15-16, the battle of Bunker or Breeds Hill.
		The Revolution, however, causes a civil war among the Iroquois, and the Oneidas are one of the few tribes to side with the Americans.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/gwhtml/1775.html (1248 words)

	Fort Ticonderoga History: 1700's Timeline
		The Battle of Carillon lasted several hours during which time Abercromby lost over 1900 men, a third of whom were members of the 42nd Regiment of Foot, also known as the Highlanders, or the "Black Watch" Regiment.
		That winter Colonel Henry Knox volunteered to lead the expedition that dragged cannons from both Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point on sledges over the snow to Boston, where General Washington's army was attempting to free Boston from British occupation.
		After the disastrous defeat of Burgoyne's army at the Battles of Saratoga in late September and October, British General Powell burned all the buildings on both sides of the lake, and on October 8th abandoned Fort Ticonderoga and withdrew to Canada.
	www.fort-ticonderoga.org /history/timeline1700.htm (1161 words)

	1775 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		April 19 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Lexington and Concord begins at dawn with a volley 70 armed Massachusetts militiamen on Lexington Green the British advance guard which leaves 8 and 10 wounded - "the shot heard the world".
		May 10 - American Revolutionary War: Fort Ticonderoga is taken by a small force the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen.
		November 10 - American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress passes a resolution creating the Continental (later renamed the United States Marine Corps) to serve as landing troops for recently created Continental Navy (the Marines were at end of war in April of 1783 but were reformed on July 11 1798).
	www.freeglossary.com /1775 (1160 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Fort Ticonderoga
		Fort Ticonderoga is a large 18th century fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access to the north end of Lake George in the state of New York, USA.
		In fact, few Natives were actually present during the battle, a large contingent of them having been sent by French governor Vaudreuil on a useless mission to Corlar.
		On May 10, 1775, a sleeping British garrison of 22 soldiers was surprised by a small force of Vermonters who called themselves the Green Mountain Boys, and were led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, who walked into the fort through an unlocked gate.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Fort_Ticonderoga (1016 words)

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		This battle took place on April 17, 1775, and it took place because the British wanted to confirm accounts and claims that the Americans were stockpiling weapons in the city of Concord.
		The battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1776.
		The battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle where the British defeated the Americans.
	home.socal.rr.com /amrevolution/battles.htm (596 words)

	Saratoga Battles of - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Saratoga, Battles of (1777), campaign that helped decide the outcome of the American War of Independence.
		On July 6 he took Fort Ticonderoga, and by July 29 he had reached the upper Hudson River,...
		At the start of the American War of Independence, in 1775, Burgoyne served under General Thomas Gage in Boston, and in 1776 he was second in command...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Saratoga_Battles_of.html (122 words)

	revbattles
		On April 15, 1775, General Thomas Gage was ordered by the British Government to destroy the American's infantry storage in Concord.
		The Battle of Bunker Hill was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War.
		The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0111842/revbattles.htm (835 words)

	Amazon.ca: Quebec 1775: The American Invasion of Canada: Books: Brendan Morrissey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The American attack on Quebec in 1775 was a key episode in the build-up to the War of Independence.
		With the loss of Montreal and nearly 70% of the British regulars in Canada at the cost of fewer than 200 American casualties, the British were on the verge of losing in weeks what had taken years of hard fighting to conquer in the Seven Years War.
		All in all, Arnold's performance in the Quebec campaign between May 1775 and October 1776 was one of the amazing displays of dynamic tactical leadership ever seen by an American commander.
	www.amazon.ca /Quebec-1775-American-Invasion-Canada/dp/0275984583 (1490 words)

	References for Battles and Skirmishes in 1775
		History of the Battle of Lexington on the morning of the 19th April, 1775.
		Late News of the Excursions and Ravages of the King's Troops on the nineteenth of April 1775 as set forth in the Narrative of Lt. William Sutherland of His Majesty's 38th Regiment of Foot and of Richard Pope of the 47th Regiment.
		"Journal of the Siege from 1st Dec., 1775 by an Artillery Officer, as his Duties Appeared to be Chiefly on the Ramparts and in the Batteries of Quebec." In Historical Documents of the the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, 8th Ser.
	www.revwar75.com /battles/ref1775.htm (2136 words)

	List of battles 1401-1800
		1428 Battle of Orleans English forces commanded by the Earl of Salisbury with duke of Bedford besiege French city and are driven off with the loss of their siege engines by Joan.
		1547 Battle of Mühlberg[?] April 24 HRE Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg in the Schmalkaldic War.
		1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort June 2 Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Mauritz) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria.
	www.fastload.org /li/List_of_battles_1401-1800.html (2773 words)

	Fort Ticonderoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Ticonderoga was the site of four battles over the course of 20 years.
		The fort was captured the following year by the British, under General Amherst, in the second Battle of Ticonderoga.
		The town of Ticonderoga, New York, located on Lake George in the area where the fort stands, also carries its name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Ticonderoga (1046 words)

	Phase 1
		Warner, who knew the country well and who had demonstrated his ability in rear guard actions all the way from Quebec to Ticonderoga the previous year, was the right man to command the rear guard plus at this point.
		That same year he was commissioned major of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment; lieutenant colonel of the 2nd New Hampshire in 1776, and colonel in 1777 when the legislature appointed him commander of the 2nd New Hampshire Continental Regiment.
		John P. Clement, one of the most knowledgeable scholars on the Battle of Hubbardton, writes: "Under the circumstances, it is logical to conclude that Wamer acted as a rear guard commander should act."(
	community.middlebury.edu /~mcgill/battle/phase1.html (2697 words)

	Benedict Arnold's Navy Tour
		Fort Ticonderoga sits on the end of the peninsula on the left, Rattlesnake Hill is the peninsula to the right.
		The French built the fort to resist a British advance from the south, which meant the fort was pointed the wrong way for the Americans to use it against the British coming down from the north.
		By coincidence, this photo was taken on the 229th anniversary of the battle.
	www.jameslnelson.com /BAN.htm (495 words)

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