Battle of Fort Oswego

• The french governor ordered a series of raids against the british to destroy their supplies
• The destruction of their supplies hindered the british plans of taking over the french fort : Fort frontenac
• Since the british was too busy worrying about getting new supplies the threat of the french forts being captured was gone

General Montcalm

of france

Louis-joseph de montcalm was born in france entered himself into the military lifestyle early in his life.In 1756 , he was promoted to a major general and replaced general dieskau who was captured in north america during the french and indian war.

Outcome

• The french achieved their objective by destroying the british fort, which got rid of the british presence near the french forts
• The british were the ones who suffered all the losses , many were killed , their supplies and equipment was destroyed and the remaining people became prisoners
• This battle had a massive impact on the british because they suffered severe losses.

Sources

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1190.html

http://pages.rediff.com/battle-of-fort-oswego--1756-/242158

http://minerdescent.com/2012/12/08/battle-of-oswego-1756/

http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsM_P/oswegofort.htm

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/section4.rhtml

French take charge

Present day Oswego

Battle of fort oswego

Since the british and france were already going against each other doing this time frame , it was a natural instinct to attempt to capture each other forts.General montecalm with an army of 3,000 men , marched from Fort carillon to Fort oswego

August 10th-14th , 1756

Mission

The mission of the french was too weaken the british presence around their forts that were threatened to be capture such as Fort niagara , which was west of lake ontario , and fort frontenac , which was also near lake ontario.

Map of fort carillon and fort oswego

Initiation

After the battle of jumonville glen , The governments of france and britian constantly sent armies of troops to north america to capture some of the unclaimed territory in the ohio area and other areas near the canadian border.

Surrenderence of the british

Conclusion

Destruction Of Fort Oswego

1

• The events turned out the way they did becuase the french was being led by a strong , new leader and they collaborated with canadians and indian allies
• The commander ( Montcalm ) wasnt new to the military lifestyle , so he knew how to lead an army , so he strategically planned the destruction of oswego , and with his strategies , the plan fell through.
• Lessons that can be learned from this battle are that if your claiming a territory , you need to have someone watching it at all times, and you should have a back up plan.

2

• The british neglected fort oswego , which gave the french a gateway to sneak up on the britsh.

The british already had enemies in the same territory.the british became quick enemies with the indians in the area because the british took over their land.

3

General montcalm was able to colllaborate with the indians who were enemies with the british and created a massive army

Battle of Fort Oswego

By: Erwinique Brown