Battle of Carillon

Overview

The Battle of Carillon, also known as the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga, was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War. It was fought near Fort Carillon on the shore of Lake Champlain in the frontier area between the British colony of New York and the French colony of New France.

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Significance

The Battle of Carillon was fought near Fort Carillon on the shore of Lake Champlain, in the frontier zone between the British colony of New York and the French colony of New France. It forms part of the broader North American theatre of the Seven Years' War, known in the colonies as the French and Indian War. A British force of 6,000 under James Abercrombie, supported by George Howe, engaged a French force of 4,000 commanded by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, with Chevalier de Lévis and François-Charles de Bourlamaque among his subordinates. British casualties reached 1,000 against a substantially smaller French force, indicating that the engagement ended in a French defensive success. Control of the Lake Champlain corridor was a strategic priority in the contest for the interior of North America, as it formed a principal axis of advance between the British and French colonial territories, and Fort Carillon sat at a key point along that route.

Forces & casualties

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