Battle of Fort Niagara (Q2888557)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Battle of Fort Niagara was a siege late in the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. The British siege of Fort Niagara in July 1759 was part of a campaign to remove French control of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions, making possible a western invasion of the French province of Canada in conjunction with General James Wolfe's invasion to the east.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

La batalla de Fort Niagara fue una de las batallas finales de la guerra franco-india. El ataque británico a Fort Niagara fue parte de la campaña de expulsar a los franceses de sus fortificaciones de los Grandes Lagos y del territorio del Ohio, permitiendo así una invasión a Nueva Francia desde el oeste para unirse al general James Wolfe, que avanzaba por el este.

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