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Ticonderoga

[ tahy-kon-duh-roh-guh ]

noun

  1. a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.


Ticonderoga

/ ˌtaɪkɒndəˈrəʊɡə /

noun

  1. a village in NE New York State, on Lake George: site of Fort Ticonderoga, scene of battles between the British and French (1758–59) and a strategic point in the War of American Independence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Colonels Allen and Arnold surprised Ticonderoga, which surrendered, without the loss of a man.

Arnold, after destroying Crown Point, retired to Ticonderoga.

The two sloops had surrendered before, the gunboats were driven away by the Ticonderoga, and the hard fight was done.

On July 6, almost as soon as he arrived at Ticonderoga, the Americans hastily abandoned it, leaving their guns behind them.

Garrisons had to be found for Ticonderoga and for posts of communication, and this diminished his army.

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