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The “Ballad of the Green Mountain Boys” (also known as “The Green Mountaineer”) is a Vermont folk ballad in honor of the Green Mountain Boys, Vermont's revolutionary army during the American War of Independence. The lyrics come from the poem “The Song of the Vermonters, 1779” by John Greenleaf Whittier. Until its admission to the union in 1791, what is now the US state of Vermont was an independent nation. In 1777, Vermont declared its independence from all claims by New Hampshire, New York, and any British jurisdiction (An armistice between Vermont and the United Kingdom was signed in 1781). Vermont, however, did have plans to join the future United States, though this was blocked by the Continental Congress, due to its dispute by New York. Nonetheless, the Vermonters themselves fought alongside the revolutionaries of the Thirteen Colonies until all victory was won. On this day, 10 May, 1775, the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga. Although the action itself was not a major offensive, the capture of the fort held massive strategic importance. British units to the north and south of the fort were cut off from any communication, and all armaments captured within Ticonderoga's walls were transported to Boston, where they would be used used in the 10-month long siege of the city that had begun less than a month earlier. Vandistan community discord server: https://discord.gg/edPnJh6haU