Talk:Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

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[edit] Significance?

This article claims in the first sentence that this battle "was the first significant action of the American Revolutionary War." Why? What does that make Lexington & Concord -- insignificant? Do tell. --Kevin Myers 12:32, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Wow, this article is a POV mess. Honestly, how can anyone seriously call this a "decisive victory"? The 47 men inside Fort Ticonderoga were all unarmed and engaged in non-military duties when the Americans arrived. The fort was guarded by a mighty one (read: one) sentry. Not a single shot was fired. There were no casualties.
Some "victory".
Indeed, it seems that the author(s) has taken a relatively insignificant event and tried to spin it into some grand and praiseworthy achievement. Pretty thin gruel. The only significance that I can attribute to the loss of Ticonderoga was that it opened the road to Canada - where real battles did occur. --Albrecht 21:53, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I've made a few changes, and others have modified the article independently. It is now NPOV to my satisfaction. Albrecht 20:48, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

It's quite amazing that two colonels managed so much on their own too. Did they have any troops with them, do you think?

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