. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGA. pointed to call out the troops and provide for any power of the royal governors was broken from Massachu-setts to Georgia. 15. Fort Ticoncleroga^ was surprised (May 10) bya company of *Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allenand Benedict Arnold. As Allen rushed into the sally-portat day-break, a sentinel snapped his gun at him and his way to the commanders quarters, Allen orderedhim to surrender. By tvhose authority 9 exclaimed thefrightened ofi&cer who had just be
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGA. pointed to call out the troops and provide for any power of the royal governors was broken from Massachu-setts to Georgia. 15. Fort Ticoncleroga^ was surprised (May 10) bya company of *Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allenand Benedict Arnold. As Allen rushed into the sally-portat day-break, a sentinel snapped his gun at him and his way to the commanders quarters, Allen orderedhim to surrender. By tvhose authority 9 exclaimed thefrightened ofi&cer who had just been aroused from his sleep. BATTLE OP BUNKER HILL. 179 //i the name of the Great Jehovah and the ContinentalCongress! shouted Allen. No resistance was Point ^ was soon after as easily taken. 16. Battle of Bunker Hill, (June 17). Thepatriotic leader before Boston, Gen. Ward, having learnedthat the British were about to fortify Bunker Hill, deter-. CHARGB AT BUNKEE HILL. mined to anticipate them. A body of men under ColonelPrescott accordingly marched toward Charlestown. BreedsHill was now chosen as a more commanding location. Itwas bright moonlight, and they were so near Boston thatthe sentinels ^AlVs imll^^ was distinctly heard. Yet soquietly did they work that there was no alarm. At day-light, the British officers were startled by seeing the redoubtwhich had been constructed. Resolved to drive the Ameri-cans from their position, Howe crossed the river with threethousand men. 180 EXCELSIOR HISTORY. 17. In the afternoon the battle began. The Britisn, mtwo assaults, were severely repulsed by the Americans. Thelatter, however, had now used up all their ammunition, andon the third assault, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a Britishvictory. 18. Though defeated, the eJGfect upon the Americans ofthis first regular battle was that of a victory. Their untrained farmer soldiers had nobly coped with British felt encouraged, and
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