Battle of Carillon

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The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
linked to: Battle of Carillon
belligerent British America
France
Great Britain
New France
campaign 1758 British campaign against New France
casualtiesBritish heavy
casualtiesFrench light to moderate
commander George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
linked to: Lord George Howe

James Abercrombie
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
conflictOf French and Indian War
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
date 1758-07-08
defensivePosition French earthworks and abatis in front of Fort Carillon
endDate 1758-07-08
followedBy British capture of Fort Carillon in 1759
British withdrawal to the south
forceStrengthBritish largest British army assembled in North America up to that time
over 15,000 soldiers
forceStrengthFrench approximately 3,600 soldiers
fortLaterKnownAs Fort Ticonderoga
linked to: Fort Carillon
hasParticipant British regulars
Canadian militia
Indigenous allies of the French
provincial troops from the British colonies
regular French troops
location Fort Carillon
near present-day Ticonderoga, New York
memorializedAs notable French defensive victory in North American history
namedAfter Fort Carillon
notableFor disproportionately high British losses
successful French defense against a much larger British force
partOf Seven Years' War
precededBy British advance up Lake George
primaryAxisOfAdvance Lake George–Lake Champlain corridor
relatedPlace Fort Ticonderoga
linked to: Ticonderoga
result French victory
startDate 1758-07-08
strategicEffect temporarily preserved French control of the Lake Champlain corridor
tacticalOutcome failed British frontal assaults on French lines
theater North American theater of the Seven Years' War
year 1758

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Fort Ticonderoga notableBattle Battle of Carillon
subject linked to: Ticonderoga
British campaign against New France hasPart Battle of Carillon (1758)
linked to: Battle of Carillon
Military history of New France hasPart Battle of Carillon
French and Indian War significantEvent Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) (1758)
linked to: Battle of Carillon
Fort Carillon siteOf Battle of Carillon
Battle of Carillon alsoKnownAs Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
linked to: Battle of Carillon
François Gaston de Lévis notableBattle Battle of Carillon
Battle on Snowshoes (1758) relatedConflict Battle of Carillon
subject linked to: Battle on Snowshoes