Siege of Fort William Henry
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The siege of Fort William Henry was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry. This fort, located at the southern end of Lake George, on the frontier between the British Province of New York and the French Province of Canada, was garrisoned by a poorly supported force of British regulars and provincial militia led by Lieutenant Colonel George Monro.
Plan of Fort William Henry and Camp at Lake George
Lord Loudoun, portrait by Allan Ramsay
Portrait of Montcalm, copy by Théophile Hamel from unknown original
Montcalm talking with an English officer who had come to negotiate the surrender of the fort
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War.
Portrait by Antoine-François Sergent-Marceau
Battle of Fort Oswego
Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry
The Victory of Montcalm's Troops at Carillon by Henry Alexander Ogden