Friday, September 20, 2019 (8:00am-4:30pm)
Led by: Bruce Venter & Jim Rowe
Tour Leaves from Fort Ticonderoga
Tour Registration: $100.00
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America’s History LLC is proud to continue its partnership with Fort Ticonderoga by again offering a special one-day Revolutionary War tour prior to the Fort’s 16th Annual American Revolution Seminar.
On July 5, 1777 it was evident to the American commander of Fort Ticonderoga, Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair that the enemy had control of Mount Defiance. British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne agreed with his chief engineer, Lt. William Twiss that artillery could be hauled to the top of the mountain and fire cannon ball at the fort and Mount Independence. St. Clair ordered an immediate evacuation of the fort and the adjacent encampment on Mount Independence. Some American soldiers fled by water south on Lake Champlain, but the majority of St. Clair’s troops marched over a military road constructed the previous year to Hubbardton and Castleton in the so-called New Hampshire Grants (present day Vermont.) While most of the American army under St. Clair made it to Castleton, a significant part of his command was forced to fight a deadly rear guard action at Hubbardton on July 7. The military road from Mount Independence to Hubbardton and beyond, therefore, played a significant role in the early stages of Burgoyne’s Saratoga campaign.
Our tour will follow the military road from Mount Independence to the Hubbardton battlefield. Some portions of the road can readily be seen today; other segments are difficult to find. We will visit significant sections of the military road, ending up at Hubbardton. At the battlefield, we intend to walk the military road, crossing Sucker Brook where the British 24th Foot, light infantry and grenadiers attacked the American camp of stragglers. We’ll ascend up the military road to the historic “Saddle” on Sargent Hill. We have requested Vermont officials to prepare a path for us to get to the Saddle. This will be a rare opportunity to see historic land not readily accessible to battlefield visitors.
We will return to Fort Ticonderoga by 4:30 p.m. to allow you to participate in the Friday evening program.
What’s included: Motor coach transportation, lunch, snack and beverage breaks, all admissions and gratuities, a map and materials package and the services of tour leaders selected for their knowledge and expertise.
Our Tour Leaders: Dr. Bruce M. Venter, president of America’s History, LLC is an experienced tour leader of the Revolutionary War period. He is the author of The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America. Jim Rowe is president of the Crown Point Road Association and has had a life-long interest the Crown Point and Hubbardton military roads. Register Online
Register by phone, e-mail or postal mail:
- Phone: 1-703-785-4373
- Email us at: info@AmericasHistoryLLC.com
- Postal mail: America’s History LLC, P. O. Box 1076, Goochland, VA 23063
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