FORT TICONDEROGA

WHEN?

• Large 18th century fort controlled by the French army
• It was built during the French and Indian War.
• It was constucted between 1755-1758

WHERE?

• Fort Ticonderoga was located at the southern end of Lake Champlain
• It was stationed at Northern New York
• Controlled a river portage by the mouth of the La Chute

WHO?

• Ethan Allen, the leader of a militia called The Green Mountain Boys
• Marquis de Lotbinière a military engineer
• Michel Chartier de Lotbinière a military engineer
• They were related

WHAT?

• It was a French Fort but the British took over. Then The Patriots!
• Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured the fort on May 10, 1775
• 21,950 acres of land
• Ethan Allen invaded from the north
• The British military outpost of Fort Ticonderoga had a strategic location

INTERESTING FACTS

• Originally known as Fort Carillion
• Before Ticonderoga, the French had a fort named Crown Point located in the same place
• The bakery Inside produced 60 loaves of bread a day.