America 250: Cannons line the defenses of Fort Ticonderoga above Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Artillery has a prominent place in the fort’s Revolutionary War history: After Americans captured Ticonderoga in 1775, Henry Knox transported guns from the fort to Massachusetts, where they helped force British troops to evacuate Boston the following year. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]
America 250: Cannons line the defenses of Fort Ticonderoga above Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Artillery has a prominent place in the fort’s Revolutionary War history: After Americans captured Ticonderoga in 1775, Henry Knox transported guns from the fort to Massachusetts, where they helped force British troops to evacuate Boston the following year. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]
![America 250: Cannons line the defenses of Fort Ticonderoga above Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Artillery has a prominent place in the fort’s Revolutionary War history: After Americans captured Ticonderoga in 1775, Henry Knox transported guns from the fort to Massachusetts, where they helped force British troops to evacuate Boston the following year. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a8f904e53ec2.png)