Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.)--Capture, 1777

found: Work cat.: NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Brief narrative of Andrew Cushman's life, 1843 Dec. 12(collection contains information about Revolutionary battles at Fort Ticonderoga, 1777)

found: Dict. of Amer. Hist. (1976):v. VII, p. 57 (Ticonderoga, Taking of: in 1777 the British moved to recapture Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y., which had been occupied by American troops since May 1775; British Gen. John Burgoyne's army of more than 9,000 was opposed by Gen. Arthur Saint Clair with about 2,500 men; the British dragged cannon up steep Sugar Hill (Mount Defiance), which commanded the fort from the southwest; shortly after midnight on 6 July, Saint Clair wisely retreated across the bridge and southward along the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, leaving the fort to the British)

found: Wikipedia WWW, Jan. 9, 2007(The Battle of Ticonderoga on 5 July and 6 July 1777 was more a battle of maneuver than a direct conflict in the American Revolutionary War; the British army, led by John Burgoyne, occupied the fort after forcing American General Arthur St. Clair to withdraw the defenders)