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Definition of Fort Ticonderoga
1. Noun. A pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: New York
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fort Ticonderoga
Literary usage of Fort Ticonderoga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement by Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck (1904)
"Louisburg and St. Johns taken.—Forts Du Quesne and Frontenac taken.—Abercrombie's
defeat at Fort Ticonderoga.— Besieged and taken by General ..."
2. Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association: ... Annual Meeting by New York State Historical Association, Meeting (1905)
"We are of that community and in our midst is a beloved farm and historical factory,
dear old Fort Ticonderoga. Its wheels have churned into history's hopper ..."
3. Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association: ... Annual Meeting by B. Boretz, New York State Historical Association, E. T. Cone, Meeting (1902)
"... Fort Ticonderoga. FRANK B. WICKES. " If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright,
Go visit it by the pale moonlight." ''"PIS the middle watch of a summer's ..."
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