Ticonderoga

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity — Draper and Folsom

Allen's own account of his activities including the capture of Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. Written for propaganda purposes but the earliest and most direct account of the seizure.

Continental Congress Resolutions Regarding Fort Ticonderoga, May 1775 — Library of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress

Congress's official response to Allen's seizure of Ticonderoga, including debates over whether to hold or demolish the fort. Documents the political handling of the early military action.

Empires in the Mountains: French and Indian War Campaigns and Forts in the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River Corridor — Purple Mountain Press (Russell Bellico)

Scholarly synthesis of the Lake Champlain corridor's military geography. Essential for understanding why Ticonderoga was strategically decisive from 1758 through 1777.

Fort Ticonderoga: National Historic Landmark Documentation — National Park Service

National Historic Landmark nomination and supporting documentation. Provides architectural history of the fort from French construction through British and American occupations.

Henry Knox's Journal of the Ticonderoga Artillery Expedition, 1775-1776 — Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings

Knox's own record of hauling 59 cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston over 300 miles of winter terrain. Primary documentation for the expedition that changed the siege of Boston.

Fort Ticonderoga Museum: Collections and Research Library — Fort Ticonderoga Association

The site museum holds one of the largest collections of French and Indian War and Revolutionary War artifacts in North America. Research library accessible to scholars.

History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical — Zadock Thompson (self-published)

Nineteenth-century Vermont history covering the Green Mountain Boys and Ethan Allen's seizure of Ticonderoga. Draws on survivor testimony collected before mid-century.

March to Saratoga: General Burgoyne and the American Campaign 1777 — Oxford University Press (Harrison Bird)

Detailed military history of Burgoyne's 1777 campaign including his recapture of Ticonderoga and the subsequent American strategic retreat.

The Revolutionary War in the North Country: A Military History of Northern New York — Purple Mountain Press

Regional military history covering the Lake Champlain corridor from 1775 through Burgoyne's 1777 recapture of Ticonderoga. Contextualizes how the fort's fall in 1777 shocked Congress.

Fort Ticonderoga -- Wikipedia — Wikipedia

General reference covering the fort's history from 1755 through its American occupation. Useful for orientation; requires cross-checking for accuracy.

Fort Ticonderoga Visitor Information — Fort Ticonderoga Association

Tourism and visitor planning information for the historic site. Provides practical access information for the preserved fort and museum.