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Green Mountain Boys

American

plural noun

the soldiers from Vermont in the American Revolution, originally organized by Ethan Allen around 1770 to oppose the territorial claims of New York.

Green Mountain Boys British

plural noun

the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence

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Ethan Allen, the self-taught leader of the Green Mountain Boys, insisted that the inhabitants of these other earths included intelligent beings just like us.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2015

He and Irregular Ethan Allen, leader of the Green Mountain Boys, easily surprised and captured Ticonderoga.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seems that Ethan Allen, 38, the argumentative hero of Fort Ticonderoga, is giving almost as much trouble to the British as he did when he was commander of the Green Mountain Boys.

From Time Magazine Archive

Colonel Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys attack Fort Ticonderoga and seize gateway to Lake Champlain and water route to Canada.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the withdrawal of the army from Canada, the services of Warner and his Green Mountain Boys again became conspicuous.

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)

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