<P> Even before shooting started in the American Revolutionary War , American Patriots were concerned about Fort Ticonderoga . The fort was a valuable asset for several reasons . Within its walls was a collection of heavy artillery including cannons , howitzers , and mortars , armaments that the Americans had in short supply . The fort was situated on the shores of Lake Champlain , a strategically important route between the Thirteen Colonies and the British - controlled northern provinces . British forces placed there would expose the colonial forces in Boston to attack from the rear . After the war began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19 , 1775 , the British General Thomas Gage realized the fort would require fortification , and several colonists had the idea of capturing the fort . </P>
<P> Even before shooting started in the American Revolutionary War , American Patriots were concerned about Fort Ticonderoga . The fort was a valuable asset for several reasons . Within its walls was a collection of heavy artillery including cannons , howitzers , and mortars , armaments that the Americans had in short supply . The fort was situated on the shores of Lake Champlain , a strategically important route between the Thirteen Colonies and the British - controlled northern provinces . British forces placed there would expose the colonial forces in Boston to attack from the rear . After the war began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19 , 1775 , the British General Thomas Gage realized the fort would require fortification , and several colonists had the idea of capturing the fort . </P>
where did the battle of fort ticonderoga take place
where did the battle of fort ticonderoga take place
on the shores of Lake Champlain
on the shores of Lake Champlain