page_title: John Brown of Pittsfield
section_title: Fort Ticonderoga
hierarchical_section_title: John Brown of Pittsfield / American Revolution / Fort Ticonderoga
caption_attribution_description: Fort Ticonderoga
context_page_description: John Brown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was a Revolutionary War officer, a state legislator, and a Berkshire County judge. He played key roles in the conquest of Fort Ticonderoga at the start of the war, during the American invasion of Canada in 1775-1776, and once again in 1777 during Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's invasion of the United States by way of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.
  Brown was the first man to bring formal charges against Benedict Arnold, who was then a prominent American general.
  Brown died in battle at Stone Arabia in the Mohawk Valley in 1780.
context_section_description: As part of the Pittsfield militia company commanded by Colonel James Easton, Brown participated in the successful surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold clashed over who had overall command of the expedition. In this dispute, Brown was an Allen supporter.
  Allen selected Brown to carry the news of the victory to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, an honor given to a young officer who has distinguished himself.
caption: Reconstructed Fort Ticonderoga
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