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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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm → battle → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
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
Fort Ticonderoga museum complex → interpretsEvent → Battle of Carillon (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carillon
Battle of Fort William Henry → followedBy → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
63rd Regiment of Foot → participatedIn → Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carillon
Carillon → significantEvent → Battle of Carillon (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carillon
55th Regiment of Foot → notableEngagement → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
USS Ticonderoga → namedAfter → Battle of Ticonderoga ⓘ
subject linked to: CVA-14
linked to: Battle of Carillon
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) → namedAfter → Battle of Ticonderoga ⓘ
subject linked to: CV-14
linked to: Battle of Carillon