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In September 1775 Ethan Allen found himself and his command surrounded and outnumbered outside of Montreal. He was taking part in an ill-conceived colonial invasion of Canada that hoped to convince the inhabitants there to join the 13 colonies in resisting Great Britain.
When Allen surrendered his sword to a Redcoat officer, he expected to be treated as a ranking prisoner of war. He soon discovered that since the king had declared the colonies to be in rebellion, he would not receive that…
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