By 11:30 pm on May 9, the men had assembled at Hand's Cove (in what is now Shoreham, Vermont) and were ready to cross the lake to Ticonderoga.
Około 23.30 dnia 9 maja zgromadzeni w Hand's Cove – dzisiaj Shoreham (Vermont) – byli gotowi do przeprawy przez jezioro na wysokości Ticonderogi.