Capture of Crown Point

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The Capture of Crown Point was a 1775 Revolutionary War operation in which colonial forces seized a lightly defended British fort on Lake Champlain, securing valuable artillery and a strategic route into Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
military operation
belligerent Connecticut forces
New England militia
capturedEquipment artillery pieces
cannon
military stores
casualties minimal
combatant British Army
Patriot forces
commander Benedict Arnold
Green Mountain Boys
Seth Warner
conflict American Revolutionary War
continent North America
controlledAfterEventBy Continental forces
country Thirteen Colonies
date May 1775
follows opening of hostilities at Lexington and Concord
garrisonStrength lightly defended
hasLocation Fort Crown Point
Lake Champlain
New York
historicalEra 18th century
locatedInPresentDay Essex County, New York
notableParticipant Benedict Arnold
Green Mountain Boys
Seth Warner
opponent Great Britain
opposingCommander small British garrison officers
partOf American Revolutionary War
precededBy Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
primaryObjective control strategic route into Canada
secure artillery
seize British fort
relatedTo Fort Ticonderoga
linked to: Ticonderoga

Invasion of Quebec (1775)
result American victory
capture of Fort Crown Point
control of route into Canada
seizure of British artillery
strategicImportance provided artillery for Continental forces
secured a route for invasion of Canada via Lake Champlain
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfAction surprise attack
usedFor strengthening American control of Lake Champlain
supporting Continental Army operations
year 1775

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