Revolutionary War musket balls, recovered at Ft. Ticonderoga, NY (SOLD)

Being offered are two Revolutionary War musket balls which were recovered at Ft. Ticonderoga, NY many years ago. Restoration of the fort was first undertaken by the Pell family in 1909. Many of the townspeople helped with the project and were allowed to take small artifacts such as these musket balls.

Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale conflict, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles.