Mount Defiance

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Mount Defiance is a strategically significant hill overlooking Fort Ticonderoga in New York, known for its role in American Revolutionary War military operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill
landform
military site
accessibleBy road
associatedWith Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
country United States
currentUse historic site
tourist viewpoint
elevationRelativeTo higher than Fort Ticonderoga
hasHistoricalSignificance American Revolutionary War
hasName Mount Defiance
locatedIn Essex County, New York
New York
Ticonderoga, New York
United States
near Fort Ticonderoga
linked to: Ticonderoga

Lake Champlain
notableEvent British occupation in 1777
artillery emplacement against Fort Ticonderoga
overlooks Fort Ticonderoga
linked to: Ticonderoga
partOf Adirondack region
region Northeastern United States
strategicImportance commanding height over Fort Ticonderoga
control of Lake Champlain corridor
terrainType wooded hill
timePeriodOfSignificance 1770s
usedBy British Army
Continental Army
usedInConflict American Revolutionary War
viewOf Fort Ticonderoga peninsula
Lake Champlain
surrounding Lake George–Lake Champlain area

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Ticonderoga, New York hasNearby Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance hasName Mount Defiance