Colonial America at War

New York

30 documented colonial engagements fought in New York between 1609 and 1763, across 5 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
30
Engagements
1609 to 1763
Years

By decade

The engagements fought in New York, by decade.

1
1600s
1
1670s
3
1690s
11
1740s
12
1750s
2
1760s

Where these engagements were fought

All 30 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Schenectady massacre1690French-Indian victoryKahnawake; Algonquin: None; New York; Mohawk: 60 killed…
Battle of Fort Oswego1756French victoryBritish 80-150 killed, 1,700 captured
Siege of Fort William Henry1757French-Indian victoryBritish 130-185 killed, 2,308 captured
Attack on German Flatts (1757)1757Franco-Indian victory40-50 killed, 150 captured
Vaudreuil's raid1757British victoryFrance: Unknown; Great Britain: Unknown (destruction of…
Battle on Snowshoes (1757)1757InconclusiveBritish 14 killed
Battle of Sabbath Day Point1757French-Indian victoryBritish 160 killed, 90 captured
Battle of Carillon1758French victoryFrench ~377; British ~2,500
Battle on Snowshoes1758French victoryBritish 124 killed
Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)1759British victoryBritish 36; French 40 captured
Battle of Fort Niagara1759British-Haudenosaunee victoryFrench 109 + 377 captured
Battle of La Belle-Famille1759British-Haudenosaunee victoryFrench 334+ killed

Plus 18 further documented engagements in the New York record.

Every engagement with a page

All 14 engagements in this record that have their own detailed page, in date order.

Schenectady massacre (1690)Battle of Fort Oswego (1756)Attack on German Flatts (1757) (1757)Battle of Sabbath Day Point (1757)Battle on Snowshoes (1757) (1757)Siege of Fort William Henry (1757)Vaudreuil's raid (1757)Battle of Carillon (1758)Battle on Snowshoes (1758)Battle of Fort Niagara (1759)Battle of La Belle-Famille (1759)Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) (1759)Battle of the Thousand Islands (1760)Battle of Devil's Hole (1763)

By conflict

French and Indian War
The North American theater of the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, from Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity to the fall of Quebec.
13 ENGAGEMENTS →
King George's War
The 1744-1748 North American war, from the New England siege of Louisbourg to the Saratoga-area raids on the New York frontier.
11 ENGAGEMENTS →
King William's War
The 1688-1697 North American front of the Nine Years' War: Schenectady, the Maine and New Hampshire garrison fights, and the Massachusetts assaults on Acadia.
2 ENGAGEMENTS →
King Philip's War
The 1675-1678 war that engulfed New England, from Swansea and the Great Swamp Fight to the town raids across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the Maine frontier.
1 ENGAGEMENTS →
Pontiac's War
The 1763-1766 Native uprising across the Great Lakes and Ohio Country: the fort captures, Bushy Run, and the siege of Detroit.
1 ENGAGEMENTS →

Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0); NPS ABPP survey report (factual data only, cited as a reference).