Battle of Fort William Henry

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battle siege

The Battle of Fort William Henry was a 1757 French and Native American siege and capture of a British fort on Lake George during the French and Indian War, infamous for the subsequent massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Fort William Henry canonical	3
Siege of Fort William Henry	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Fort William Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ
attackerStrength	approximately 8,000 French regulars, colonial troops, and Native allies ⓘ
belligerent	British colonial forces ⓘ France ⓘ French colonial forces ⓘ Iroquois allies of Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Native American allies of France ⓘ
causeOf	Fort William Henry massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ
civilianCasualties	significant, due to post-surrender attacks ⓘ
commander	François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis NERFINISHED ⓘ George Monro NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Daniel Dumas NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Joseph de Montcalm NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictOf	French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedIn	The Last of the Mohicans NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1757-08-09 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Carillon NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortCaptured	Fort William Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonStrength	approximately 2,300 British and colonial troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
location	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort William Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake George NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryCasualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
militaryObjective	capture of Fort William Henry ⓘ
notableEvent	massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians ⓘ
notableFor	breach of terms of capitulation by some Native allies ⓘ impact on British public opinion ⓘ inspiration for literary depictions of frontier warfare ⓘ
partOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Lake George NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northeastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ
startDate	1757-08-03 ⓘ
strategicContext	control of the Lake George–Lake Champlain corridor ⓘ
surrenderDate	1757-08-09 ⓘ
surrenderedBy	George Monro NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrenderedTo	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	North American theater of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1757 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Military history of New France → hasPart → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ

The Last of the Mohicans → portraysEvent → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ

subject surface form: The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort William Henry

Battle on Snowshoes → relatedConflict → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle on Snowshoes (1758)

Battle of Lake George → followedBy → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ

Colonel Munro → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Fort William Henry ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort William Henry