Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

From the aftermath from this battle came the backup cannons that helped in the recapture of Boston and removing the British soldiers and loyalists that were inside the city.
This battle took place in the year of 1777 the 6th of July.

-Place: Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, New York State in the United States of America.
-Combatants: British, Hessians and Brunswickers against the American Colonists.
-Generals: Major General John Burgoyne commanded the British and Major General Arthur St Clair commanded the American troops.
-Size of the armies: 7,213 regular British, Hessian and Brunswick troops, a varying but large contingent of Native Americans and some 150 Canadians against some 3,000 American troops.
Winner: The British when the Americans escaped to avoid a bloodbath.
Casualties: Casualties were only a few dozen on each side.

Map of the British and German movement

St. Clair, savior of the Fort's men

General St. Clair stated that the retreat was necessary to avoid a great number of casualties of valuable guns and men that in the future battles hepled with all they had.