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Upstate NY Historic Site Marks Bloody 1758 Battle

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TICONDEROGA, N.Y. -

       (AP) - The bloodiest battle fought on American soil before the Civil War is being remembered at Fort Ticonderoga.

      The reconstructed 18th-century fortification on Lake Champlain's southern end is hosting events this weekend marking the 254th anniversary of the Battle of Carillon, the French name for the fort built in the 1750s.

      On July 8, 1758, a British-led force attacked French positions outside the fort during a daylong battle that claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers. The French repulsed multiple frontal assaults in what was considered their greatest victory of the French and Indian War. It was one of the largest battles in North America until the Civil War.

      Special tours, musket demonstrations and battlefield programs are being held Saturday and Sunday as part of the fort's living history weekend.

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