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Ticonderoga| Village in New York State, USA, situated northwest of the northern end of Lake George; population (1996) 2,800. Fort Ticonderoga has historic significance having been the site of battles during both the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence. |
| During the Seven Years' War1756–63 between France and Britain, Fort Ticonderoga was unsuccessfully attacked by the British under generals Abercrombie and Howe; Howe was killed here in 1758. The fort was finally taken by Jeffrey Amherst, commander-in-chief of the British forces, in 1759. |
| In the War of American Independence, Fort Ticonderoga was captured by the Americans under Ethan Allen in 1775. It was retaken by the British general John Burgoyne, abandoned after its surrender, but reoccupied by the British in 1780. |
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