Two Month Countdown Begins to 250th Anniversary of America’s First Victory of the American Revolution
Three days of events May 9-11 will allow public to relive the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys “No Quarter!,” a series of once-in-a-lifetime historic reenactments and events running from May 9-11, will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the pivotal capture of Fort Ticonderoga. At the very […]
Tensions Boil Over in the New Hampshire Grants
On March 13 1775, a large crowd assembled in front of the county courthouse in Westminster, Vermont. At the time Vermont did not exist. The region was contested by settlers with New Hampshire land titles and also claimed by New York which identified the area as Cumberland County, New York. The assembled crowd sought to […]
#OnThisDate – Connecticut’s Allegiance in Early 1775: Loyal to the King—For Now
On this day 250 years ago—March 11, 1775—Britain and the American colonies were not yet at war, but war was drawing nearer. Since the end of the Seven Years’ War in 1763, colonial militias continued to muster as required by law and appoint officers as needed, but didn’t see much active service. As tensions grew […]
#OnThisDate, February 10, 1775, Captain Delaplace Reports an Incident
#OnThisDate As he commanded Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, Captain William Delaplace, of the 26th Regiment of Foot, kept up regular correspondence with Governor General of Canada, Guy Carleton, and Commander in Chief of British Forces in North America, General Thomas Gage, among many others. In January 1775 Captain Delaplace sent a packet of letters […]
