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The location of this fort was a strategic point along the water route that led from New York City via the Hudson River, across Lake George and Lake Champlain to Quebec. French, British and American forces all sought to control this water route as the key to control of New England and much of the eastern seaboard. The forts along this route changed hands several times over the course of three major wars, the French & Indian War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The major fortifications along this water route included the fortifications at Crown Point (Fort St. Frederic, Fort Crown Point), the fortifications below Crown Point (Fort Carillon, Fort Ticonderoga), the fortifications at the south end of Lake George (Fort William Henry (3)) and the fortifications at the head of navigation on the Hudson River (Fort Edward, etc). Further down the Hudson the Revolutionary War fortifications at West Point (Fort Constitution and Fort Clinton also played an important role.