Battle of Fort Oswego

The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theater of the Seven Years' War that belied New France's military vulnerability. On the week of August 10, 1756, a force of regulars and Canadian militia under General Montcalm captured and occupied the British fortifications at Fort Oswego, located near modern-day Syracuse, New York, which would effectively interrupt American shipping on nearby Lake Ontario and remove the threat to nearby Fort Frontenac.

The battle was notable for demonstrating that traditional European notions of logistics and siege tactics, when applied properly and in the right circumstances, were viable on the North American battlefield.