Ethan Allen Ethan Allen was a native of Salisbury, Connecticut, and moved to Vermont as a boy. He actively participated in public affairs from an early age to his death. He was undoubtedly a Rough and Ready. Revolutionary War After the battle of Lexington, he received orders from the General Assembly of Connecticut to go to Ticonderoga and Crown Point. About that time, Benedict Arnold had raised 400 men for the same purpose. On his arrival, he found Colonel Allen prepared to march with 300 men and became his aide in the expedition. On May 9, 1775, they arrived at the lake opposite Ticonderoga and, with great difficulty, landed 83 men near the garrison during the night. As the day approached, the Colonel was determined to make an immediate attack. He led his Spartan band to the wicket gate, where a sentinel snapped his gun at the bold intruders and fled into the fort, closely followed by the Green Mountain boys who rushed in and formed on the parade ground facing the two barracks and made the welkin ring with three loud huzzas. One of the guards who begged for a quarter pointed out the officers' apartment.
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Ethan Allen was a native of Salisbury, Connecticut, and moved to Vermont as a boy. He actively participated in public affairs from an early age to his death. He was undoubtedly a Rough and Ready. Revolutionary War After the battle of Lexington, he received orders from the General Assembly of Connecticut to go to Ticonderoga and Crown Point. About that time, Benedict Arnold had raised 400 men for the same purpose. On his arrival, he found Colonel Allen prepared to march with 300 men and became his aide in the expedition. On May 9, 1775, they arrived at the lake opposite Ticonderoga and, with great difficulty, landed 83 men near the garrison during the night. As the day approached, the Colonel was determined to make an immediate attack. He led his Spartan band to the wicket gate, where a sentinel snapped his gun at the bold intruders and fled into the fort, closely followed by the Green Mountain boys who rushed in and formed on the parade ground facing the two barracks and made the welkin ring with three loud huzzas. One of the guards who begged for a quarter pointed out the officers' apartment.