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What happened when Captain Thomas McDonough fought on Lake Champlain. How did this impact

America's northern border?

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America victorious on Lake Champlain During the Battle of Plattsburg on Lake Champlain, a newly built U.S. fleet under Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough destroys a British squadron, forcing the British to abandon their siege of the U.S. fort at Plattsburg and retreat to Canada on foot.

On September 11, 1814, his 14-ship fleet met the British in the harbour and, after several hours of severe fighting, forced the 16-vessel squadron to surrender, thus saving New York and Vermont from invasion. The victory brought Macdonough the thanks of the U.S. Congress and promotion to captain.

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