"naval action between Valcour Island and the western shore" . . "Lake Champlain 1776" . . "Lake Champlain" . "1776-10-11" . . "naval engagements" . "8 gundalows" . . . "British counter-offensive" . "1 radeau" . . . . "British victory" . . . . . . "2 gunboats sunk" . "28 gunboats" . "2 schooners" . . . . . "battle of Valcour Island" . . . "engagement at Valcour Island" . "4 galleys" . . "40 killed or wounded" . . "Valcour Island" . . . . . . "United States" . . . . "1 sloop" . . . "1 gunboat destroyed" . "United Kingdom" . "1 gundalow" . . "defeated" . . "Battle of Valcour Island, 11 October 1776" . "Valcour Bay" . . "Battle of Valcour Island" . . . "battle" . . "Lake Champlain campaign" . . "is defeated" . . . . "two forces clashed" . "Battle of Valcour Island" . . . . .