American night retreat toward Crown Point
- When
- Night of October 11–12, 1776
- Where
- Escape route past the British line toward Crown Point
- Part of
- Battle of Valcour Island
That night Arnold slipped the fleet past the British through a mile-wide gap, beginning a retreat toward Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
That night, Arnold sneaked the American fleet past the British. Under cover of a dark, foggy night, with muffled oars and minimal illumination, the fleet threaded a gap about one mile wide between the British ships and the western shore, where Indian campfires burned. Carleton, discovering the escape, sent his fleet around Valcour Island in pursuit, while the Americans began retreating toward Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
Sources
- Battle of Valcour Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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