Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
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The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) was a British campaign during the American Revolutionary War in which General John Burgoyne’s forces compelled the Continental Army to abandon the strategically vital fort on Lake Champlain without a major battle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the American Revolutionary War
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military siege → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
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surface form: "Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777)"
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| belligerent |
British Army
→
Brunswick troops → Continental Army → Great Britain → armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy →
surface form: "Habsburg Monarchy forces"
Hessian auxiliaries → Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| campaignObjective | support Burgoyne’s advance from Canada toward Albany → |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
few American prisoners
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very light on both sides → |
| causeOfAmericanRetreat |
British occupation of commanding heights
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risk of encirclement of the garrison → |
| combatType | land warfare → |
| commander |
Arthur St. Clair
→
Enoch Poor → Friedrich Adolf Riedesel → John Burgoyne → Seth Warner → Simon Fraser → |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War → |
| country | Thirteen Colonies → |
| date | July 2–6, 1777 → |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fort Anne
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Battle of Hubbardton → |
| garrisonCommander | Arthur St. Clair → |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century → |
| location |
Ticonderoga
→
surface form: "Fort Ticonderoga"
Lake Champlain → near Ticonderoga, New York → |
| notableFeature |
British artillery placed on Mount Defiance
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fort abandoned without major battle → |
| opposingForceCommander |
John Burgoyne
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surface form: "Lieutenant General John Burgoyne"
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| partOf |
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
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Saratoga campaign → |
| precededBy |
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)
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surface form: "Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)"
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| relatedWork | Burgoyne’s 1777 invasion of New York → |
| result |
British capture of Fort Ticonderoga
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British victory → Continental Army withdrawal → |
| strategicImportance |
control of Lake Champlain
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gateway between Canada and the Hudson River Valley → |
| strength |
American garrison about 3,000 men
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British and allied forces about 7,800 men → |
| territorialChange | Fort Ticonderoga occupied by British forces → |
| year | 1777 → |
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this entity surface form: "Evacuation of Ticonderoga (1777)"
this entity surface form: "Evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)"