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The Battle of Carillon, also known as the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga, [4] was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War (which was part of the global Seven Years' War). It was fought near Fort Carillon (now known as Fort Ticonderoga ) on the shore of Lake Champlain in the frontier area between the British colony of New York and ...
In the Battle of Carillon, the British were soundly defeated by the 4,000 French defenders. [28] The battle took place far enough away from the fort that its guns were rarely used. [29] The battle gave the fort a reputation for impregnability, which affected future military operations in the area, notably during the American Revolutionary War. [30]
There were also about 250 Canadian Indians at Fort Carillon, for a total of 3,500 soldiers. [9] The French and Canadians often made use of guns placed on the walls of the fort, although for the Battle of Carillon, because the fighting took place 3/4 of a mile from the fort, it was essentially a battle of musket and bayonet. [citation needed]
The Battle of Ticonderoga was a minor confrontation at Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga) on July 26 and 27, 1759, during the French and Indian War.A British military force of more than 11,000 men under the command of General Sir Jeffery Amherst moved artillery to high ground overlooking the fort, which was defended by a garrison of 400 Frenchmen under the command of Brigadier ...
Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) or Battle of Carillon, an unsuccessful British attack on a numerically disadvantaged French garrison; Battle of Ticonderoga (1759), a British approach that forced a small French garrison to withdraw; Battle of Ticonderoga (1775) or Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, a surprise capture of the fort by Americans
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga General James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 – 23 April 1781) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] of Glassaugh, Banffshire was a British Army general and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1754.
The original flag of Carillon, displayed at the Musée de l'Amérique française in Quebec City. The flag of Carillon was flown by the troops of General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm during the Battle of Carillon, which was fought by the French and Canadian forces against those of the British in July 1758 at Fort Carillon. [1]
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒozɛf də mɔ̃kalm ɡozɔ̃]; 28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American theatre is also referred to as the French and Indian War).