Editing Fort Oswego (section)

== French and Indian War ==
{{Main|Battle of Fort Oswego (1756)}}
[[File:Fort Oswego.jpg|thumb|Capitulation of Fort Oswego, August 1756]]

During the [[French and Indian War]], the French commander, General [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm|Montcalm]], arrived in August with 3,000 men. His force included three [[regiment]]s of regulars, several [[company (military unit)|companies]] of [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[militia]], and numerous [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]]. He first captured Fort Ontario, then began the assault on Fort Oswego. Oswego was the stronger fortification, but it was now downhill from 120 [[cannon]]s in the abandoned Fort Ontario. Montcalm swept the fort with cannon fire, killing the British commander, Colonel Mercer, in the bombardment. British forces were forced to surrender on August 15, 1756.

Montcalm gave much of the British [[logistics|supplies]] to his Indian [[Military alliance|allies]], and destroyed the fort. He returned to [[Quebec]] in triumph with 1,700 [[Prisoner of war|prisoners]]. {{Citation needed span|His actions made a strong impression on the Indian allies of the British, and caused the [[Oneida tribe|Oneida]] and the [[Seneca tribe]]s to switch to the French side.|date=July 2015}}