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American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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Ethan Allen
American farmer, military officer and politician (1738–1789)
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775
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