Battle of Crown Point (1758)

Battle of Crown Point (1758)

The Battle of Crown Point was a battle in the French and Indian War fought in 1758. In it, the French destroyed Fort St. Frederic, located at Crown Point on the shore of Lake Champlain to prevent its capture by the British, who had just captured nearby Fort Ticonderoga.

External links

* [http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search/LsbgJournals.html The Daily Journals, Diaries, Letters, and Accounts of Louisbourg and Isle Royale (1713-1768)]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/iro/ibr/ibr04.htm The Iroquois Book of Rites] By Horatio Hale
* [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=002393.html&StartPage=81&EndPage=104&volume=23&newtitle=Volume%2023%20Page%2081 Ohio history]


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