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French and Indian War: French forces defeated the British at Fort Carillon in the British colony of New York.
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French and Indian War
North American theater of the Seven Years' War
The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Native American allies. Historians generally consider it part of the global conflict 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War, although in the United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Carillon
1758 French and Indian War battle
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fort Carillon
Colonial French fort in present-day Ticonderoga, New York
Fort Carillon, presently known as Fort Ticonderoga, was constructed by Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Governor of New France, to protect Lake Champlain from a British invasion. Situated on the lake some 15 miles (24 km) south of Fort Saint-Frédéric, it was built to prevent an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Province of New York
British colony in North America (1664–1776)
The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783. It extended from Long Island on the Atlantic, up the Hudson River and Mohawk River valleys to the Great Lakes and North to the colonies…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)