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The siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between 2 July and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lieutenant General John Burgoyne 's 8,000-man army occupied high ground above the fort, and nearly surrounded the defenses.
A 1777 map depicting Lake Champlain and the upper Hudson River. In 1755, following the Battle of Lake George, the French decided to construct a fort here. Marquis de Vaudreuil, the governor of the French Province of Canada, sent his cousin Michel Chartier de Lotbinière to design and construct a fortification at this militarily important site, which the French called Fort Carillon. [9]
Ethan Allen and other Patriots in the disputed New Hampshire Grants territory also recognized the fort's value, as it played a role in the dispute over that area between New York and New Hampshire. [16] Whether either took or instigated action prior to the Connecticut Colony's recruitment efforts is unclear.
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 ...
New York Armory Raid* April 23, 1775: New York: American victory: Sons of Liberty capture muskets, bayonets and cartridge boxes from the armory at City Hall [citation needed] Capture of Fort Ticonderoga: May 10, 1775: New York: Major American victory, capture British posts at Ticonderoga and Crown point [5] Battle of Chelsea Creek: May 27–28 ...
Fort Carillon, presently known as Fort Ticonderoga, was constructed by Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Governor of New France, to protect Lake Champlain from a British invasion. Situated on the lake some 15 miles (24 km) south of Fort Saint-Frédéric , it was built to prevent an attack on Canada and slow the advance of the enemy long enough for ...
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The American Revolutionary War erupted with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Benedict Arnold was a militia leader from Connecticut who had arrived with his unit in support of the Siege of Boston; he proposed to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety that Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain in the Province of New York be captured from its small British garrison.