contested ground, 3 engagements

Lake George: contested ground

The ground around Lake George was fought over 3 times between 1755 and 1758: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
8 September 1755	Battle of Lake George	Lake George, New York	Seven Years' War
3 August 1757	Siege of Fort William Henry	Lake George, New York	Seven Years' War
23 March 1758	Battle on Snowshoes	New York	French and Indian War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.