Green-mountain-boys
plural noun
1.
the soldiers from Vermont in the American Revolution, originally organized by Ethan Allen around 1770 to oppose the territorial claims of New York.
plural noun
1.
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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