Valcour Island

[ val-koor ]

noun

1. an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.

Example Sentences

“It’s a voice from Valcour Island,” said Art Cohn, of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, who has studied the battle for decades.

From Washington Times

The British were clear winners after a day of heavy fighting near Valcour Island, just south of Plattsburgh, New York.

From Washington Times

The Battle of Valcour Island pitted a small American fleet led by Gen. Benedict Arnold - before he turned traitor - assembled in 1776 at Skenesborough - now Whitehall, New York - to counter a larger British fleet being built in Quebec.

From Washington Times

The Spitfire, a 54-foot boat that’s part of a fleet built by Benedict Arnold before he turned traitor, sank a day after the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, helping delay a British advance down the lake.

From Washington Times

The Spitfire, a 54-foot boat that’s part of a fleet built by Benedict Arnold before he turned traitor, sank a day after the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, helping delay a British advance down the lake.

From Seattle Times