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| | Fort Ticonderoga -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | That name apparently derived from the musical sounds of a nearby waterfall. |
| | On July 8, 1758 the British, under General (additional info and facts about James Abercombie) James Abercombie, staged a frontal attack with 16,000 troops and were soundly defeated by 4,000 French defenders. |
| | This battle gave the fort an undeserved reputation for invulnerability. |
| www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fort_ticonderoga.htm (807 words) |
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