Battle of Fort Oswego

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Battle of Fort Oswego Part of the French and Indian War Date 10–14 August 1756 Location present-day Oswego, New York Result French victory Belligerents France Great Britain Commanders Louis-Joseph de Montcalm James Mercer  † Strength 3,000 2,000 Casualties and losses 30 dead or wounded 80 dead 1,700 captured

v • d • e Seven Years' War in North America: The French and Indian War Jumonville Glen – Fort Necessity – Fort Beauséjour – Monongahela – Lake George – Fort Bull – Fort Oswego – Kittanning – First Snowshoes –  – Fort William Henry – Bloody Creek – German Flatts – Second Snowshoes – Louisbourg – Fort Carillon – Fort Frontenac – Fort Duquesne – Fort Ligonier – La Belle-Famille – Fort Niagara – Ticonderoga – Beauport – Quebec – St. Francis – 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 theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability. On the week of 10 August 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.

In addition to 1,700 prisoners, Montcalm's force seized the fort's 121 cannons. The fall of Fort Oswego effectively interrupted British shipping on Lake Ontario and removed the British threat to the nearby French-controlled Fort Frontenac. The battle was notable for demonstrating that traditional European siege tactics were viable in North America when applied properly in the right circumstances and terrain.

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• Chartrand, René Canadian Military Heritage Volume 2 (1755-1871)

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