Battle of Lake George
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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 I
Benjamin West's depiction of William Johnson sparing Baron Dieskau's life after the battle
The Battle of Lake George (1903) by Albert Weinert depicting Hendrick Theyanoguin and William Johnson
French forts on Lake George.
Postcard of Battle of Lake George from painting by F.C.Yohn (1900)
Major-General Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. As a young man, Johnson moved to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his un
Battle of Lake George
…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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) warriors under Hendrick Theyanoguin. The battle consisted of three…
Admiral Sir Peter Warren, c. 1751
William Johnson negotiating with a Mohawk chief. History of the City of New York, 1896.
Johnson, in green, is depicted in Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe, although he was not present at the event.