The siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between 2 July and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's 8,000-ma
Fort Ticonderoga as seen from Mount Defiance
Portrait of John Burgoyne by Joshua Reynolds, 1766
General Arthur St. Clair, portrait by Charles Willson Peale
King George III, detail of portrait by Allan Ramsay
Battles of Saratoga
Videos
The Battles of Saratoga were fought September 19 and October 7, 1777 over the same ground by the American Continental Army and the British Army near Saratoga, New York during the American Revolutionar
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
…trees across it and destroying all its bridges in the swampy terrain. Burgoyne's campaign ultimately failed and he was forced to surrender after the Battles of Saratoga. General Gates reported to Governor George Clinton on 20 November that Ticonderoga and Independence had been abandoned and burned by the retreating…
Surrender of General Burgoyne (1821)
Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
The Death of Jane McCrea by John Vanderlyn. The slaying of Jane McCrea by Native Americans under Burgoyne's command was widely published in newspapers throughout the colonies. This led to a massive turnout of colonial militia, outnumbering Burgoyne's army by two to one.