Editing Battle of Fort Oswego (section)

{{Short description|French and Indian War battle}}
{{About|the battle during the [[French and Indian War]]|the raid during the [[War of 1812]]|Battle of Fort Oswego (1814)}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict     = Battle of Fort Oswego
| partof       = the [[French and Indian War]]
| image        = Oswego1756.jpeg
| image_size   = 240
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| date         = August 10–14, 1756
| place        = [[Fort Oswego]], present-day [[Oswego, New York|Oswego]], New York
| coordinates  = {{Coord|43|27|42|N|76|30|51|W|region:US-NY_type:event|display=inline,title}}
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| result       = French victory
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| combatant1   = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|23px}}
*{{flagicon|New France}} [[Canada (New France)|Colony of Canada]]
| combatant2   = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|23px}}
| commander1   = [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]]
| commander2   = [[James Mercer (colonel)|James Mercer]]{{KIA}}<br>[[John Littlehales]]
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| strength1    = 3,000 French army, [[troupes de la marine]], colonial militia, and Indians
| strength2    = 1,100 British army
| casualties1  = 30 dead or wounded
| casualties2  = 80–150<br>1,700 captured (including noncombatants)
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| campaignbox  = {{Campaignbox French and Indian War}}
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The '''Battle of Fort Oswego''' was one in a series of early French victories in the [[French and Indian War|North American theatre]] of the [[Seven Years' War]] won in spite of [[New France|New France's]] military vulnerability.  During the week of August 10, 1756, a force of regulars and [[Canada, New France|Canadian]] militia under [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm|General Montcalm]] captured and occupied the British fortifications at [[Fort Oswego]], located at the site of present-day [[Oswego, New York|Oswego]], New York.

In addition to 1,700 prisoners, Montcalm's force seized the fort's 121 cannons. The fall of Fort Oswego effectively interrupted the British presence on [[Lake Ontario]] and removed it as a threat to the nearby French-controlled [[Fort Frontenac]]. The battle was notable for demonstrating that traditional European [[siege]] tactics were viable in North America when applied properly in the right circumstances and terrain.