Battle of Fort Oswego
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The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability. During the week of August 10, 1756, a force of regulars and Canadian militia under General Montcalm captured and occupied the British fortifications at Fort Oswego, located at the site of present-day Oswego, New York.
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1756 Battle of Fort Oswego
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Illustration of the capitulation de Fort Oswego, August 1756
Plan des forts pris par Montcalm en août 1756. Bataille d'Oswego
Fort Oswego| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1756 | Battle of Fort Oswego | battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Battle of Fort Oswego | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Oswego | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1839 | Fort Ontario | fort | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Illustration of the capitulation de Fort Oswego, August 1756 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Plan des forts pris par Montcalm en août 1756. Bataille d'Oswego | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Oswego | Commons | ||
