Fort Ticonderoga changed hands three times during the Revolution, and each time the transfer reshaped the strategic balance of the northern war. The stone fortress on the promontory between Lake Champlain and Lake George controlled the traditional invasion route between Canada and the Hudson Valley — a corridor that had been contested since the French and Indian War.
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Three Hundred Miles of Ice and Will
Henry Knox was twenty-five years old, had never commanded an artillery operation, and had learned most of what he knew about warfare from books in his Boston shop. When Washington asked him to retriev...
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The Fort That Three Wars Built
Fort Ticonderoga is unusual among Revolutionary War sites because it carries the weight of three conflicts. The French built it, the British took it, and the Americans seized it twice. Each layer is v...