The Epic Battles for Ticonderoga, 1758
Title | The Epic Battles for Ticonderoga, 1758 PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Nester |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2008-02-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0791478963 |
On July 8, 1758, British General James Abercromby ordered a controversial frontal assault of the French defenses on the Ticonderoga peninsula in upstate New York. Outnumbering the French by four to one, the capture of their fort, named Carillon, seemed all but assured. Once the fort—called the "key to a continent"—was in British hands the road would be open to invade Canada, capture Montreal and Quebec, and end the French and Indian War. The attack, however, would go horribly wrong and result in nearly 2,000 British casualties, the single bloodiest day of the entire war. It would be another year before the British, under a different commander, would capture the fortifications and rename them Fort Ticonderoga. The Epic Battles for Ticonderoga, 1758 examines the skirmishes and raids in the months leading up to the battle, discusses Abercromby's campaign in the larger context of British grand strategy for the year 1758, the roles of key military and political figures on both sides, and the conflict's aftermath.
The Epic Battles for Ticonderoga, 1758
Title | The Epic Battles for Ticonderoga, 1758 PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Nester |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2008-02-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780791473221 |
A history of the military campaigns near Fort Ticonderoga, New York, in 1758.
Ticonderoga 1758
Title | Ticonderoga 1758 PDF eBook |
Author | René Chartrand |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Ticonderoga, Battle of, N.Y., 1758 |
ISBN | 9780275984502 |
Ticonderoga 1758
Title | Ticonderoga 1758 PDF eBook |
Author | René Chartrand |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-10-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781841760933 |
Osprey's study of one of the decisive battles of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). On 5 July 1758 General Abercromby's expedition against Fort Carillon set off from its camp. Within hours, tragedy struck. Some rangers ran into a French scouting party and in the fierce skirmish that followed Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot through the heart. The army was shattered at the loss, but Abercromby went to pieces. He decided to attack Montcalm's completed breastworks head-on. Battalion after battalion was sacrificed, the most famous of these hopeless assaults being that of the Black Watch. With the failure of his plan and the exhaustion of his army Abercromby retreated to the foot of Lake George – Montcalm had saved Canada, with Abercromby's help.
The Road to Ticonderoga
Title | The Road to Ticonderoga PDF eBook |
Author | Michael G. Laramie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-10-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781594164071 |
Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) (July 8th, 1758)
Title | Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) (July 8th, 1758) PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Theodore 1868-1915 Sautai |
Publisher | Franklin Classics |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2018-10-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780343084035 |
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Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) July 8th, 1758
Title | Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) July 8th, 1758 PDF eBook |
Author | Sautai (Capitaine Maurice.) |
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