Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)

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The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) was a major 1758 British assault on the French-held fort in northern New York that ended in a costly British defeat despite their overwhelming numerical superiority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Carillon ⓘ
belligerent British America ⓘ
French Canada ⓘ
linked to: New France

French-allied Native American warriors ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign British 1758 offensive against New France ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy British casualties ⓘ
light French casualties ⓘ
commander François-Charles de Bourlamaque ⓘ
James Abercrombie ⓘ
Lord George Howe ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
conflictType siege ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
controlledByAfterBattle France ⓘ
controlledByBeforeBattle France ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
date July 8, 1758 ⓘ
defensiveWorks French earthworks and abatis in front of the fort ⓘ
followedBy British withdrawal to Lake George ⓘ
historicalRegion northern New York ⓘ
location Fort Carillon ⓘ
Lake Champlain ⓘ
near present-day Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ
notableEvent death of Lord George Howe during the campaign ⓘ
outcome decisive French defensive success ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy British advance up Lake George ⓘ
relatedFort Fort Carillon (original French name of Fort Ticonderoga) ⓘ
linked to: Fort Carillon

Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ
linked to: Ticonderoga
result British assault repulsed ⓘ
French victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of field fortifications ⓘ
major British defeat despite numerical superiority ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Fort Carillon ⓘ
open route to the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
strength British force of roughly 15,000–16,000 men ⓘ
French force of roughly 3,500–4,000 men ⓘ
tacticalFeature frontal infantry assaults against prepared French positions ⓘ
theater North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
year 1758 ⓘ

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Israel Putnam → notableEvent → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ
Fort Ticonderoga → notableBattle → Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ
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linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
42nd Regiment of Foot → foughtIn → Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ
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Battle on Snowshoes (1758) → partOfCampaign → Lake George–Lake Champlain operations of 1758 ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle on Snowshoes
linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
Ralph Abercromby → notableBattle → Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
Campbell of Inverawe → associatedWith → Battle of Ticonderoga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
Ticonderoga-class cruiser → namedAfter → Battle of Ticonderoga ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)
55th Regiment of Foot → notableEngagement → Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)