Siege of Fort Stanwix

Target entity: Siege of Fort Stanwix
Context triple: [Barry St. Leger, conflict, Siege of Fort Stanwix]

• A. Battle of Fort William Henry
  The Battle of Fort William Henry was a 1757 French and Native American siege and capture of a British fort on Lake George during the French and Indian War, infamous for the subsequent massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians.
• B. Battle of Fort Loyal
  The Battle of Fort Loyal was a 1690 attack by French and Wabanaki forces on the English settlement at Falmouth (in present-day Maine), resulting in the fort’s destruction and the massacre or capture of many inhabitants during King William’s War.
• C. Battle of Fort Niagara
  The Battle of Fort Niagara was a pivotal 1759 British victory in the French and Indian War that secured control of a key strategic fort at the mouth of the Niagara River, weakening French power in North America.
• D. Battle of Carillon
  The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.
• E. Siege of Fort Vaux
  The Siege of Fort Vaux was a brutal World War I battle in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun, where a small French garrison mounted a tenacious underground defense against overwhelming German forces before being forced to surrender.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Siege of Fort Stanwix
Target entity description: The Siege of Fort Stanwix was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York where Continental and militia forces withstood a British-led campaign, helping to thwart the Saratoga invasion strategy.

• A. Battle of Fort William Henry
  The Battle of Fort William Henry was a 1757 French and Native American siege and capture of a British fort on Lake George during the French and Indian War, infamous for the subsequent massacre of surrendered British troops and civilians.
• B. Battle of Fort Loyal
  The Battle of Fort Loyal was a 1690 attack by French and Wabanaki forces on the English settlement at Falmouth (in present-day Maine), resulting in the fort’s destruction and the massacre or capture of many inhabitants during King William’s War.
• C. Battle of Fort Niagara
  The Battle of Fort Niagara was a pivotal 1759 British victory in the French and Indian War that secured control of a key strategic fort at the mouth of the Niagara River, weakening French power in North America.
• D. Battle of Carillon
  The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.
• E. Siege of Fort Vaux
  The Siege of Fort Vaux was a brutal World War I battle in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun, where a small French garrison mounted a tenacious underground defense against overwhelming German forces before being forced to surrender.
• F. None of above. chosen