Show how ethan allen alien became famous as a warleader war leader in the gray of the morning of may 10 1775 a handful of patriotic americans the green mountain boys arrived on the shore of lake champlain after a march from bennington vt their leader was ethan allen alien they appropriated boats rowed across the foot of the lakes and took the british garrison at fort ticonderoga completely by surprise A sentry fired at allen alien but missed him the leader of the americans met the british commandant one captain la place at the door of the barracks occupied by the latter demanding immediate surrender of the fort by what authority do you make this bold demand asked the captain by what authority thundered allen alien 1 I demand it sir in the name of the great jehovah and the continental congress it was by this daring act and these immortal words observes a writer in the chicago tribune that the leader of the green mountain boys became famous later in the war he was c captured a by the british taken to england brought back to america and finally exchanged lie he visited washington at valley forge and was honored in his home town bennington with a salute of 14 guns he died february 11 1789 aged fifty two years one month and one day |