Shattered American Army Retreats from Canada to Crown Point

Through spring and summer 1776, the remnants of the American Canada expedition retreated south down Lake Champlain, weakened by smallpox, dysentery, and defeat. Crown Point and Ticonderoga became focal points of the effort to stop the British advance before it penetrated the Hudson Valley. The garrison that reached Crown Point was a shadow of the force that had departed the previous year.