10 May 1775: Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga
Lem's Levity: Patriots
251 years ago this week, a 6'2" Vermont moonshiner with no military experience and no authorization from anyone captured the most strategically important fort in North America at dawn, and accidentally won the Revolutionary War before it had really started.
— Echoes of War (@EchoesofWarYT) May 12, 2026
It's May 1775.… pic.twitter.com/uk4nL47hmQ
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