Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) was a major 1758 British assault on the French-held fort in northern New York that ended in a costly British defeat despite their overwhelming numerical superiority.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)	3
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) canonical	1
Lake George–Lake Champlain operations of 1758	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Carillon ⓘ
belligerent	British America ⓘ New France ⓘ surface form: French Canada French-allied Native American warriors ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign	British 1758 offensive against New France ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	heavy British casualties ⓘ light French casualties ⓘ
commander	François-Charles de Bourlamaque ⓘ James Abercrombie ⓘ Lord George Howe ⓘ Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
conflictType	siege ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
controlledByAfterBattle	France ⓘ
controlledByBeforeBattle	France ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ
date	July 8, 1758 ⓘ
defensiveWorks	French earthworks and abatis in front of the fort ⓘ
followedBy	British withdrawal to Lake George ⓘ
historicalRegion	northern New York ⓘ
location	Fort Carillon ⓘ Lake Champlain ⓘ near present-day Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Lord George Howe during the campaign ⓘ
outcome	decisive French defensive success ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	British advance up Lake George ⓘ
relatedFort	Fort Carillon ⓘ surface form: Fort Carillon (original French name of Fort Ticonderoga) Ticonderoga ⓘ surface form: Fort Ticonderoga
result	British assault repulsed ⓘ French victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of field fortifications ⓘ major British defeat despite numerical superiority ⓘ
strategicObjective	capture of Fort Carillon ⓘ open route to the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
strength	British force of roughly 15,000–16,000 men ⓘ French force of roughly 3,500–4,000 men ⓘ
tacticalFeature	frontal infantry assaults against prepared French positions ⓘ
theater	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: North American theater of the Seven Years' War
year	1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Israel Putnam → notableEvent → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ

Ticonderoga → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Ticonderoga

this entity surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)

42nd Regiment of Foot → foughtIn → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)

Battle on Snowshoes → partOfCampaign → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle on Snowshoes (1758)

this entity surface form: Lake George–Lake Champlain operations of 1758

Ralph Abercromby → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Ticonderoga (1758)