<P> Fort Ticonderoga , formerly Fort Carillon , is a large 18th - century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain , in northern New York , in the United States . It was constructed by Canadian - born French military engineer Michel Chartier de Lotbinière , Marquis de Lotbinière between October 1755 and 1757 , during the action in the `` North American theater '' of the Seven Years ' War , often referred to in the US as the French and Indian War . The fort was of strategic importance during the 18th - century colonial conflicts between Great Britain and France , and again played an important role during the American Revolutionary War . </P>
<P> Fort Ticonderoga , formerly Fort Carillon , is a large 18th - century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain , in northern New York , in the United States . It was constructed by Canadian - born French military engineer Michel Chartier de Lotbinière , Marquis de Lotbinière between October 1755 and 1757 , during the action in the `` North American theater '' of the Seven Years ' War , often referred to in the US as the French and Indian War . The fort was of strategic importance during the 18th - century colonial conflicts between Great Britain and France , and again played an important role during the American Revolutionary War . </P>
where was the battle of fort ticonderoga located
where was the battle of fort ticonderoga located
near the south end of Lake Champlain , in northern New York , in the United States
near the south end of Lake Champlain , in northern New York , in the United States