L'Encyclopedia Britannica; ..un dizionario di arti, scienze e letteratura generale .. Fatto colonnello dei Green Mountain Boys, che si schierarono con i beneficiari del New Hampshire, ed espulsero i coloni di New York. Nel 1775, quando la notizia della battaglia di Lexington si diffuse nel New England, la condizione di FortTiconderoga attirò l'attenzione dei pa-triotti. Era ben fornito con negozi militari, ma solo fetilmente guarnito. All'inizio di maggio loth, quando solo 83 dei suoi uomini avevano ancora attraversato il lago, Allen precipitò nel forte e somma-moned il comandante stupito di arrendersi, in nome del

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . n. made colonel of the Green Mountain Boys, who sided with the New Hampshire grantees, andexpelled the New York settlers. In 1775, whenthe news of the battle of Lexington spreadthroughout New England, the condition of FortTiconderoga attracted the attention of the pa-triots. It was well supplied with military stores, but only feebly garrisoned. Early on May loth, when only 83 of his men had as yet crossedthe lake, Allen rushed into the fort and sum-moned the astonished commander to surrender, In the name of the Great Jehovah and theContinental Congress! The garrison consistedof only 50 men, but the fort contained a largeamount of artillery and arms. Allen received thethanks of Congress for his services on this occa-sion. Later in the same year he was sent byGeneral Philip Schuyler on a secret mission toCanada, to learn the views of the Canadians as toemaiuijiation ; was captured and sent to England.After Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, Con-gress secured Allens release on May 3, 1778. la. 136 ALLEN 1779 he published a N^arrative of his treatmentwhile a British prisoner. In 1777 Vermont haddeclared its independence and sought to join theother colonies on equal terms. This propositionwas opposed by New York. Allen, on obtaininghis freedom, was appointed major-general of theVermont militia, and sent as an agent to Congressto secure the admission of Vermont to the con-federation. ALLEN, Frederick De Forest, American class-ical scholar; born at Oberlin, Ohio, May 25, 1844.After his g.rduation from Oberlin College (1863), he studied at the University of Leipsic, and in 1866became a professor at the University of Tennessee.After holding professorships at the University ofCincinnati and at Yale, he became, in 1880, pro-fessor of classical philology at Harvard. He re-vised Hadlcys Greek Grammar in 1884, and hasedited a number of classical writings. He died inPortsmouth, N. H., Aug. 4, 1897. A

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