Wednesday, May 10, 2006

This Day in History: May 10

On this day in 1775, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold lead a successful attack on Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, while the Second Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous5/10/2006 11:56 AM

    IIRC, this was fought with flintlock Kentucky Rifles -- not smoothbore muskets.

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