Battle of Lake George
| Battle of Lake George | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
Benjamin West's depiction of William Johnson sparing Baron Dieskau's life after the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mohawk |
Abenaki Nipissing | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William Johnson William Eyre Ephraim Williams † Phineas Lyman Hendrick Theyanoguin † |
Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre † | ||||||
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~1,720 regulars ~200 Indians |
~200 regulars ~600 militia ~700 Indians | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| See Casualties | See Casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, in the French and Indian War. General Jean-Armand, and Baron Dieskau led a variety of regulars and irregulars. William Johnson led an army consisting solely of colonial irregulars and Iroquois warriors under Hendrick Theyanoguin. The battle consisted of three separate phases and ended in victory for the British and their allies. Afterward, Johnson built Fort William Henry in order to consolidate his gains.