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Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0075 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 27.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Capture of Fort Ticonderoga" dated 1856. Depicts Ethan Allen along with the Green Mountain Boys, demanding the surrender of the fort. Engraved by Thomas Phillibrown from a painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Phillibrown, Thomas, 1834-1860
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789

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