Ticonderoga

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Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

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Fort Ticonderoga 16
Ticonderoga canonical 3
Fort Ticonderoga (vicinity) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic fort
military fortification
tourist attraction
abandoned late 18th century
artilleryTransportedBy Henry Knox
artilleryUsedFor siege of Boston
linked to: Siege of Boston
builtBy France
builtDuring French and Indian War
captureDate May 10, 1775
capturedBy Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen
capturedFrom British garrison
constructed 1755
1756
controlledBy France
Great Britain
United States
country United States
currentUse living history site
museum
formerlyKnownAs Fort Carillon
garrisonedBy British Army
Continental Army
hasFeature earthworks
star-shaped fortifications
stone walls
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1960
locatedIn Essex County, New York
Ticonderoga, New York
upstate New York
locatedNear Lake George
locatedOn Lake Champlain
notableBattle Battle of Carillon
Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
notableEvent capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in 1775
openToPublic true
overlooks narrow waterway between Lake George and Lake Champlain
region Adirondack region of New York
restored early 20th century
restoredBy Stephen H. P. Pell
significance key role in colonial-era struggles for control of North America
symbol of early American Revolutionary success
strategicImportance controlled access between the Hudson River Valley and the Saint Lawrence River Valley
controlled key north–south travel corridor between New York and Canada
usedInConflict American Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War

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Essex County, New York contains Fort Ticonderoga
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Continental Artillery associatedWith Fort Ticonderoga
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Fort Amsterdam renamedAs Fort William Henry
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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) location Fort Ticonderoga
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New York's 21st congressional district contains Fort Ticonderoga (vicinity)
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) location Fort Ticonderoga
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) relatedFort Fort Ticonderoga
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Ticonderoga, New York hasNearby Fort Ticonderoga
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Dorchester Heights artillerySource Fort Ticonderoga
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Battle of Fort Anne relatedPlace Fort Ticonderoga
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Fort Carillon laterKnownAs Fort Ticonderoga
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Fort Carillon renamed Fort Ticonderoga
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Black Watch battleHonour Ticonderoga
Battle of Carillon relatedPlace Fort Ticonderoga
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Stephen H. P. Pell placeOfActivity Fort Ticonderoga
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Stephen H. P. Pell associatedWith Fort Ticonderoga
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Stephen H. P. Pell hasWorkLocation Fort Ticonderoga, New York
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42nd Regiment of Foot battleHonour Ticonderoga
Hubbardton engagement relatedTo Fort Ticonderoga
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William Delaplace surrenderedPlace Fort Ticonderoga
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William Delaplace garrisonCommandLocation Fort Ticonderoga
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