Fort William Henry Battlefield - Lake George, New York - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

Fort William Henry was a British fort located at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York.

According to James P. Millard, "in the novel "Last of the Mohicans" and in the motion pictures based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper, a dramatic battle is waged at Fort William Henry between the French under the Marquis de Montcalm and the English in the fortress under the command of Lt. Colonel George Monro. The battle did indeed take place and it was quite dramatic. Rather than a battle it would perhaps be more accurate to describe this contest as a siege, for the attack on Fort William Henry went on for days.

In late July, 1757 the French under the Marquis de Montcalm assembled a force of 3,081 regular troops, 2,946 Canadian militia, 188 artillery men and 1,806 Indians for an attack on Fort William Henry. This massive force entrenched itself on the heights to the Northwest of the fortress and began digging steadily South, moving their batteries with them. While the heavy guns to the northwest pounded the log and earthen walls of the fort, another French force under the command of Brigadier Levis took up positions to the south and southwest of the main body of British, who contrary to popular belief, were encamped outside the walls of the fort.

Steadily each day, the French guns came closer to the fort. Each day the damage was greater. Over 800 troops worked day and night on the trenches- by daybreak on August 7, the French were close enough to bring their powerful mortars to bear- lobbing explosive rounds directly into the fort. Montcalm sent his emissary Bougainville under a flag of truce with seemingly generous terms of surrender... the rest is history".

Source: Millard, James P.: The Battle of Fort William Henry

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Address : Beach Rd, Lake George, NY 12845

Name of Battle: battle of Fort William Henry Name of War: French Indian War 1754 - 1760 Entrance Fee: 18.00 (listed in local currency) Parking: N 43° 25.267 W 073° 42.673 Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 08/03/1757 Date of Battle (End): 08/08/1757

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