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Green Mountain Boys

Green Mountain Boys
The Flag of the Green Mountain Boys is still used by the
Vermont National Guard
Military unit
Unit nameGreen Mountain Boys
CountryKingdom of Great Britain
Vermont Republic
United States
AllegianceVermont
TypeInfantry
Part ofVermont Militia
ColorsGreen, gold and blue
EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War
Ticonderoga, Hubbardton, Bennington
War of 1812
American Civil War
Spanish-American War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ethan Allen, Ira Allen, and Seth Warner

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The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization first established in the 1760s in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants (which later became the state of Vermont). Headed by Ethan Allen and members of his extended family, they were instrumental in resisting New York's attempts to control the territory, over which it had won de jure control in a territorial dispute with New Hampshire. When these disputes led to the formation of the Vermont Republic in 1777, the Boys became the new republic's militia. Some companies served in the American Revolutionary War, including most notably the 1775 Capture of Fort Ticonderoga and later invasion of Quebec, and battles at Hubbardton and Bennington in 1777.

Following Vermont's admission to the Union in 1791, the original organization essentially disbanded. The Green Mountain Boys were mustered again during the War of 1812, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War. Today it is the informal name of the Vermont National Guard which comprises the Vermont Army and Air National Guards.


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