Ethan+Allen,+a+Revolutionary+hero

Ashland, Ky By Austin kelly

// Ethan Allen //
A Revolutionary hero Ethan Allen, a Patriot who organized the militia the green mountain boys fought for independence. He captured fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and had a failed assault on British forces at Montreal, which led to his capture. He was imprisoned aboard British navy ship, then paroled to New York City, and then released in prisoner exchange in 1778. He is now negotiating with the British on whether or not Vermont would be a part of a British province. Ethan Allen is a true hero of the Americas and is still fighting today. A farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, and American patriot hero, Ethan Allen has his hands truly full. __ __Capture of Fort Ticonderoga__ __ The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan also had other accomplishments like the Onion river company, the green mountain boys, and helped run Vermont. Other things happened like when he got married for the second time. Ethan Allen was a great role model for other people throughout the colonies. And his life ended on February 11, 1789. He died while he was delivering a load of hay and en route he suffered an apoplectic fit and went unconscious. He died several hours later at home and never woke up before then. He died an American hero and is still told about throughout today. He will never be forgotten.


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