 The American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga began late on July 5 after British cannons were seen on top of high ground , Mount Defiance ( aka Rattlesnake Mountain and Sugar Loaf Hill ) that commanded the fort . The bulk of General Arthur St. Clair 's army retreated through Hubbardton to Castleton , while the rear guard , commanded by Seth Warner , stopped at Hubbardton to rest and pick up stragglers . 
 The American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga began late on July 5 after British cannons <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> seen on top of high ground , Mount Defiance ( aka Rattlesnake Mountain and Sugar Loaf Hill ) that commanded the fort . The bulk of General Arthur St. Clair <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>army retreated through Hubbardton to Castleton , while the rear guard , commanded by Seth Warner , stopped at Hubbardton to rest and pick up stragglers . 
Da American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga began late on July 5 after British cannons was seen on top of high ground , Mount Defiance ( aka Rattlesnake Mountain and Sugar Loaf Hill ) that commanded the fort . The bulk of General Arthur St. Clair  army retreated through Hubbardton to Castleton , while tdarear guard , commanded by Seth Warner , stopped at Hubbardton to rest and pick up stragglers .