Battle of Fort Oswego
| Battle of Fort Oswego | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| France | Britain | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Louis-Joseph de Montcalm | James Mercer † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 30 dead or wounded | 80 dead, 1,700 captured |
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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 Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the
North American theater of the Seven Years'
War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability. On the week of
August 10, 1756, a force of regulars and Canadian militia under General Montcalm captured
and occupied the British fortifications at
In addition to 1,700 prisoners, Montcalm's force seized the fort's 121 cannons. The fall of Fort Oswego effectively interrupted American shipping on Lake Ontario and removed the threat to nearby Fort Frontenac. The battle was notable for demonstrating that traditional European siege tactics were viable on the North American battlefield when applied properly in the right circumstances and terrain.
Sources
- Chartrand, René Canadian Military Heritage Volume 2 (1755-1871)
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