After hiking up to the top of Mount Defiance this Fourth of July weekend, it was refreshing to see the American flag flying at the crest. It wasn't always that way though. Several different flags have flown from this lofty position. On July 5th of 1777, General John Burgoyne had placed two cannons and the Union Jack atop this location. 
As your eye would see it, two cannons pointed in the direction of Fort Ticonderoga. I would find it hard to believe that even a well seasoned artillery team could cause too much damage, if any, upon Fort Ticonderoga seen in the far distance in the middle of the peninsula.
Sandi snagged this photo of me pretending to be the British General totally pleased with myself that after dragging only two artillery pieces up the step mount, General Arthur St. Clair, Colonial Commander of the fort, abandoned the fort to the British without a single shot being fired. Idiot!
From this vantage point you can see up Lake Champlain all the way to New France.
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