WASHINGTON, May 12 -- President Trump issued the following statement on May 10, 2026, on the anniversary of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga: * * * On May 10, 1775, a small band of American militiamen stunned the most powerful military in the world when they fearlessly wrestled Fort Ticonderoga from British control--delivering the first American offensive victory of the Revolutionary War and proving that the forces of liberty could triumph over the mightiest of empires. After the outbreak of t  more