Battle of Fort Bull
| Battle of Fort Bull | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| France | Britain | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Captain Chaussegros de Léry | Lieutenant Bull† | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 84 regulars 166 militia 90 Iroquois 20 Huron |
111 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 1 dead, 2 wounded |
76 dead, 35 taken prisoner |
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| Seven Years' War in |
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| Jumonville Glen – Great Meadows – Fort Beauséjour – Monongahela – Lake George - Fort Bull - Fort Oswego - Kittanning – Fort William Henry – Louisbourg - Fort Carillon – Fort Frontenac - Fort Duquesne – Fort Ligonier – Ticonderoga – Fort Niagara – Beauport – Quebec – Sainte-Foy – Restigouche - Thousand Islands – Signal Hill |
The Battle of Fort Bull was a French attack on the British-held Fort Bull on March 27, 1756. Almost the entire British force was either killed or taken prisoner. After capturing the fort, the French repulsed a feeble sortie from nearby Fort William. The French burned the fort to the ground and fled back to Canada before a relief force under Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet could arrive.
The star-shaped wood stockade with four interior buildings was rebuilt in May-August 1756 as Fort Wood Creek. Fort Wood Creek was destroyed by the British in August 1756 when reports of another French force was received.
References
- Gilbert Hagerty, Massacre at Fort Bull, 1971, Mowbray Company
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