July 8, 1758 · Northern Colonies Theater
July 8, 1758
Abercrombie led 15,000 British and colonial troops — the largest army ever assembled in North America — against Montcalm's 3,600 at Fort Carillon. In a colossal blunder, he ordered frontal assaults against log breastworks without waiting for his artillery. The attacks were repulsed with devastating losses — 1,944 British casualties in a single afternoon. Montcalm, who had expected to lose, could scarcely believe his own victory.
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