Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)

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battle of the American Revolutionary War military siege

The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) was a British campaign during the American Revolutionary War in which General John Burgoyne’s forces compelled the Continental Army to abandon the strategically vital fort on Lake Champlain without a major battle.

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Label	Occurrences
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) canonical	3
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)	2
Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)	2
Battle of Ticonderoga (1777)	1
Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T280576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Context triple: [Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War, hasPart, Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)]

A. Invasion of Quebec (1775)
The Invasion of Quebec (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental Army forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture the British-controlled province of Quebec and rally its inhabitants against British rule.
B. Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
C. Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in June 1775, demonstrating that colonial forces could mount a strong resistance against the British despite ultimately losing the ground.
D. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
E. Battle of Quebec (1759)
The Battle of Quebec (1759) was a pivotal engagement in North America during the Seven Years' War, in which British forces captured Quebec City from the French, effectively sealing British dominance in Canada.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Target entity description: The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) was a British campaign during the American Revolutionary War in which General John Burgoyne’s forces compelled the Continental Army to abandon the strategically vital fort on Lake Champlain without a major battle.

A. Invasion of Quebec (1775)
The Invasion of Quebec (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental Army forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture the British-controlled province of Quebec and rally its inhabitants against British rule.
B. Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
C. Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in June 1775, demonstrating that colonial forces could mount a strong resistance against the British despite ultimately losing the ground.
D. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
E. Battle of Quebec (1759)
The Battle of Quebec (1759) was a pivotal engagement in North America during the Seven Years' War, in which British forces captured Quebec City from the French, effectively sealing British dominance in Canada.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Brunswick troops ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy forces ⓘ linked to: armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
campaignObjective	support Burgoyne’s advance from Canada toward Albany ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	few American prisoners ⓘ very light on both sides ⓘ
causeOfAmericanRetreat	British occupation of commanding heights ⓘ risk of encirclement of the garrison ⓘ
combatType	land warfare ⓘ
commander	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ Enoch Poor ⓘ Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ John Burgoyne ⓘ Seth Warner ⓘ Simon Fraser ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date	July 2–6, 1777 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Fort Anne ⓘ Battle of Hubbardton ⓘ
garrisonCommander	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
location	Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ linked to: Ticonderoga Lake Champlain ⓘ near Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ
notableFeature	British artillery placed on Mount Defiance ⓘ fort abandoned without major battle ⓘ
opposingForceCommander	Lieutenant General John Burgoyne ⓘ linked to: John Burgoyne
partOf	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Saratoga campaign ⓘ
precededBy	Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
relatedWork	Burgoyne’s 1777 invasion of New York ⓘ
result	British capture of Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ British victory ⓘ Continental Army withdrawal ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Lake Champlain ⓘ gateway between Canada and the Hudson River Valley ⓘ
strength	American garrison about 3,000 men ⓘ British and allied forces about 7,800 men ⓘ
territorialChange	Fort Ticonderoga occupied by British forces ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

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