Battle of Carillon

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Carillon canonical 6
Battle of Carillon (1758) 1
Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) (1758) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Carillon ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
belligerent British America ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
New France ⓘ
campaign 1758 British campaign against New France ⓘ
casualtiesBritish heavy ⓘ
casualtiesFrench light to moderate ⓘ
commander Lord George Howe ⓘ
surface form: George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe

James Abercrombie ⓘ
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
conflictOf French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: French and Indian War
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1758-07-08 ⓘ
defensivePosition French earthworks and abatis in front of Fort Carillon ⓘ
endDate 1758-07-08 ⓘ
followedBy British capture of Fort Carillon in 1759 ⓘ
British withdrawal to the south ⓘ
forceStrengthBritish largest British army assembled in North America up to that time ⓘ
over 15,000 soldiers ⓘ
forceStrengthFrench approximately 3,600 soldiers ⓘ
fortLaterKnownAs Fort Carillon ⓘ
surface form: Fort Ticonderoga
hasParticipant British regulars ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
Indigenous allies of the French ⓘ
provincial troops from the British colonies ⓘ
regular French troops ⓘ
location Fort Carillon ⓘ
near present-day Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ
memorializedAs notable French defensive victory in North American history ⓘ
namedAfter Fort Carillon ⓘ
notableFor disproportionately high British losses ⓘ
successful French defense against a much larger British force ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy British advance up Lake George ⓘ
primaryAxisOfAdvance Lake George corridor ⓘ
surface form: Lake George–Lake Champlain corridor
relatedPlace Ticonderoga ⓘ
surface form: Fort Ticonderoga
result French victory ⓘ
startDate 1758-07-08 ⓘ
strategicEffect temporarily preserved French control of the Lake Champlain corridor ⓘ
tacticalOutcome failed British frontal assaults on French lines ⓘ
theater French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: North American theater of the Seven Years' War
year 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ticonderoga → notableBattle → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
subject surface form: Fort Ticonderoga
British campaign against New France → hasPart → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Carillon (1758)
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
Military history of New France → hasPart → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) → significantEvent → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
subject surface form: French and Indian War
this entity surface form: Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) (1758)
Fort Carillon → siteOf → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
Battle of Carillon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)
François Gaston de Lévis → notableBattle → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
Battle on Snowshoes → relatedConflict → Battle of Carillon ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle on Snowshoes (1758)