Battle of Fort William Henry

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The Battle of Fort William Henry was a 1757 French and Native American siege and capture of a British fort on Lake George during the French and Indian War, infamous for the subsequent massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort William Henry ⓘ
attackerStrength approximately 8,000 French regulars, colonial troops, and Native allies ⓘ
belligerent British colonial forces ⓘ
France ⓘ
French colonial forces ⓘ
Iroquois allies of Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Native American allies of France ⓘ
causeOf Fort William Henry massacre ⓘ
civilianCasualties significant, due to post-surrender attacks ⓘ
commander François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis ⓘ
George Monro ⓘ
Jean-Daniel Dumas ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial ⓘ
conflictOf French and Indian War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
depictedIn The Last of the Mohicans ⓘ
endDate 1757-08-09 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Carillon ⓘ
fortCaptured Fort William Henry ⓘ
garrisonStrength approximately 2,300 British and colonial troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location British America ⓘ
Fort William Henry ⓘ
Lake George ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ
militaryCasualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
militaryObjective capture of Fort William Henry ⓘ
notableEvent massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians ⓘ
notableFor breach of terms of capitulation by some Native allies ⓘ
impact on British public opinion ⓘ
inspiration for literary depictions of frontier warfare ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Lake George ⓘ
region Northeastern North America ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
startDate 1757-08-03 ⓘ
strategicContext control of the Lake George–Lake Champlain corridor ⓘ
surrenderDate 1757-08-09 ⓘ
surrenderedBy George Monro ⓘ
surrenderedTo Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
theater North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
year 1757 ⓘ

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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm → battle → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ
Military history of New France → hasPart → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ
The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film) → portraysEvent → Siege of Fort William Henry ⓘ
subject linked to: The Last of the Mohicans
linked to: Battle of Fort William Henry
Battle on Snowshoes (1758) → relatedConflict → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle on Snowshoes
Battle of Lake George → followedBy → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ
Colonel Munro → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Fort William Henry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort William Henry
Compagnies Franches de la Marine → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ
Battle of Fort William Henry → causeOf → Fort William Henry massacre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort William Henry
Battle of Fort William Henry → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort William Henry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort William Henry
Lake George Battlefield Park → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ