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Charlie Kendall's avatar

I'm impressed by the fortitude of these men to overcome natural barriers. Snow and water and hills. Using the trees to inch the cannons downhill was a brilliant use of a natural resource to accomplish their mission.

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Wally Firkins's avatar

Thank you Tara. No need to apologize for a computer glitch. Happens to us all.

I always enjoy your telling of Col. Knox's adventures while collecting and then transporting the heavy cannon across water, land and terrible conditions in the midst of winter, allowing the Americans to boot the British from Boston.

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James B Johnson's avatar

I think of the hardships of our patriots and think how much would we sacrifice for freedom, our founders reply was freedom is priceless.

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Richard's avatar

Remembered the story of dealing with the British on Lake Champlain by using chains to prevent them coming down that way south. Great read!

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Diana Erbio's avatar

Thanks, Tara! Thought I’d share my blog post about the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allan & The Green Mountain Boys (another famous figure from the Revolutionary War was involved in that mission also 😉) https://dianaerbio.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/fort-ticonderoga-everyone-wanted-control-of-it/?fbclid=IwAR3pZUZ5gUFphCXU1bS0c6yMovA8-KfoTDnOdK2ubMVsz8uT9scG1vxGmJM

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