Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)

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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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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War
military siege
alsoKnownAs Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777)
belligerent British Army
Brunswick troops
Continental Army
Great Britain
Habsburg Monarchy forces
Hessian auxiliaries
Kingdom of Great Britain
United States
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)
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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Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War hasPart Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) alsoKnownAs Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777)
linked to: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Battle of Hubbardton precededBy Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
linked to: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Battle of Fort Anne precededBy Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Hubbardton engagement precededBy Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
linked to: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
North American theater of the American Revolutionary War includesEvent Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
linked to: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)