On the evening of the 24th, Allen crossed and landed at Lonque-Pointe, but for some unknown reason, Major Brown failed to cross above the city leaving Allen to face the British alone. Carleton had only a few soldiers available because the rest had gone to Fort St. Jean, but he quickly raised militia to fight against the notorious Allen. Allen realized he did not have enough time to ferry all his men back to safety so he made a stand instead. Many of the Canadian militia with Allen quickly fled when they realized a fight was about to occur, leaving Allen with only 50 men.
The two sides fought in the early morning hours of September 25, but the Americans were finally overcome. About 30 were captured, including Allen. He was finally exchanged for British Colonel Archibald Campbell , who would later lead the invasion of Georgia.
After his release, Allen was taken to Valley Forge where he met with George Washington and was received with great honors. Allen returned to Vermont where he continued serving in the war effort and in politics. He also became a successful author, publishing A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity , which became extremely popular, and Reason: the Only Oracle of Man , which condemned the Bible and exalted human reason, a work which tarnished his hero status in the eyes of many.
Return to top of Ethan Allen is captured. Revolutionary War and Beyond Home. Are you ready for shortages? Or storms? The garrison being asleep, except the sentries, we gave three huzzas, which greatly surprised them. One of the sentries made a pass at one of my officers with a charged bayonet, and slightly wounded him. My first thought was to kill him with my sword; but, in an instant, I altered the design and fury of the blow to a slight cut on the side of the head, upon which he dropped his gun, and asked quarter, which I readily granted him, and demanded of him the place where the commanding officer kept; he showed me a pair of stairs in the front of a barrack, on the west part of the garrison, which led up to a second story in said barrack, to which I immediately repaired, and ordered the commander, Captain de la Place, to come forth instantly, or I would sacrifice the whole garrison; at which the Captain came immediately to the door, with his breeches in his hand, when I ordered him to deliver me the fort instantly; he asked me by what authority I demanded it: I answered him, 'In the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress.
The authority of the Congress being very little known at that time, he began to speak again; but I interrupted him, and with my drawn sword over his head, again demanded an immediate surrender of the garrison; with which he then complied, and ordered his men to be forthwith paraded without arms, as he had given up the garrison.
In the meantime some of my officers had given orders, and in consequence thereof, sundry of the barrack doors were beat down, and about one-third of the garrison imprisoned, which consisted of the said commander, a Lieutenant Feltham, a conductor of artillery, a gunner, two sergeants, and forty-four rank and file; about one hundred pieces of cannon, one thirteen-inch mortar, and a number of swivels. This surprise was carried into execution in the gray of the morning of the 10th of May, The sun seemed to rise that morning with a superior luster, and Ticonderoga and its dependencies smiled to its conquerors, who tossed about the flowing bowl, and wished success to Congress, and the liberty and freedom of America.
The 18th Century. Ethan Allen confronts the fort's Commander. Unfortunately, Ethan Allen's account of addressing his troops prior to advancing to the fort is a bit suspect as the recollections of other participants in the raid make no mention of this. Four months after the taking of Fort Ticonderoga, Ethan Allen was captured by the British during an attempt to invade Canada. George Washington was still just a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
Soon after the capture of Fort Ticonderoga , Gen. Erastus Wolcott and others from the Connecticut Committee of Correspondence sent a letter to the provincial Congress of Massachusetts Bay. They pleaded for the colonies to get along and not to quarrel over credit for the captured fort.
Arnold was a captain in the Connecticut militia when the war broke out. He marched to Boston with his company to help out in the siege.
Arnold knew the condition of Fort Ticonderoga. He suggested to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety that it send a force to capture it.
The committee then gave him a commission as colonel, horses, gunpowder, ammunition and pounds. It also gave him authority to recruit up to men for the secret mission. Only the secret got out. Arnold had also mentioned the vulnerability of Fort Ticonderoga to Connecticut militiamen. The Connecticut Committee of Correspondence decided to pay for its capture and to recruit militia for the operation.
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