Talk:Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

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[edit] Location etc

I think the article should mention where Fort Ticonderoga was. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.178.187.222 (talk) 04:58, 14 April 2007 (UTC).

[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?

[edit] Battle of Crown Point merged into this article?

I expanded that article, but it doesn't say much more than this article does. Should be merged or perhaps that section taken out of this article? --AW 18:40, 3 April 2007 (UTC)