The Battle of Fort Frontenac
Fort Frontenac was built on the shores of the great lakes and during the 1750s was used largely as a supply depot and convenient harbour for French vessels. Seeking a victory after the British defeat at Fort Carillon on July 7th, Major General James Abercrombie sent a British force of about 3,000 men led by John Bradstreet to take the fort. They landed on a small island about three miles away from Fort Frontenac on the 25th of August in 1758. The garrison at Fort Frontenac consisted of about 110 men under the command of officer Pierre-Jacques Payen, Sieur de Noyan. Bradstreet constructed seige lines outside of the fort and exchanged fire on the 27th. The next day the French tried to escape by boat but the British forced them to run aground and surrender. By taking this French fort the British cut one of the two major supply and communication lines between Montreal and Quebec City. Also the British seized around 800,000 pounds of supplies.
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