Battle of Valcour Island

When

11 Oct 1776

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

44.61° N, 73.43° W

Description

1776 first naval battles of the American Revolutionary War

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, was a naval engagement that took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the New York mainland and Valcour Island. The battle is generally regarded as one of the first naval battles of the American Revolutionary War, and one of the first fought by the Continental Navy.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolutionary War: Battle of Valcour Island – On Lake Champlain near Valcour Island”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit der vernichtenden Niederlage im Seegefecht bei Valcour Island endet die Invasion von Kanada durch die Amerikaner”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de l'île Valcour”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence