Timeline Wednesday 10 May 1775

Events on Wednesday 10 May 1775 3

• 1751 – 1775 Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751-1775) Died 10 May 1775, aged 23 Caroline Matilda was the youngest sister of King George III of Great Britain and became Queen consort of Denmark and Norway through her marriage to Christian VII. Her affair with royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee led to his execution and her own exile and divorce. She died in exile at Celle Castle at the age of twenty-three.
• 1775 Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold seize a key British fort A small force of Green Mountain Boys and Massachusetts militia under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured the lightly defended British fort at Ticonderoga, New York. The garrison surrendered without significant resistance, and the fort's cannons were later hauled to Boston to help force a British withdrawal. The raid gave the Continental cause an early, badly needed victory.
• 1775 Second Continental Congress convenes Colonial delegates assemble in Philadelphia to coordinate resistance Delegates from twelve colonies met in Philadelphia to organize a unified response to the outbreak of fighting with Britain. The Congress assumed responsibility for the war effort, created the Continental Army, and later moved toward independence. It functioned as the de facto national government of the colonies.