Young people's history of the American Revolution . the night of May 9th, the entireforce arrived at the shore of the lake opposite Ticonderoga. Ethan Allen at once applied to a farmer he knew therefor a guide; and the farmers own boy, Nathan Beman,who knew the lake, and the fort, too, for he had been in itmany a time, became the guide. Only a few boats couldbe found, however, and these were put to good use at once;but with all their efforts, when the gray of the dawn of themorning of May 10th appeared, only Allen, and Arnold,and eighty-three men had been landed. Ethan Allen was not easily dis
Young people's history of the American Revolution . the night of May 9th, the entireforce arrived at the shore of the lake opposite Ticonderoga. Ethan Allen at once applied to a farmer he knew therefor a guide; and the farmers own boy, Nathan Beman,who knew the lake, and the fort, too, for he had been in itmany a time, became the guide. Only a few boats couldbe found, however, and these were put to good use at once;but with all their efforts, when the gray of the dawn of themorning of May 10th appeared, only Allen, and Arnold,and eighty-three men had been landed. Ethan Allen was not easily disheartened, and so assem-bling his few followers he harangued them after a mannerwe can easily imagine, and then silently in three ranks theyall started for the fort. The first sentinel they met snappedhis fusee at the bold leader, but it missed fire, and the manwas at once seized. The next sentinel made a thrust atone of the leaders with his bayonet, but Allen struck himon the head with his sword, and he, too, ceased to troublethe advancing
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