Battle of Lake George

Battle of Lake George
Part of the French and Indian War
Benjamin West's depiction of William Johnson sparing Baron Dieskau's life after the battle
Date 8 September 1755 Location South end of Lake George, New York 43°25′44″N 73°40′48″W / 43.429°N 73.680°W / 43.429; -73.680 Result British-Iroquois victory
Belligerents
Great Britain British America Mohawk[1]	France Colony of Canada Abenaki Nipissing
Commanders and leaders
William Johnson William Eyre Hendrick Theyanoguin † Ephraim Williams  † Phineas Lyman	Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau  (POW) Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre †
Strength
~1,720 Provincial troops ~200 Mohawk Warriors	~200 French regular grenadiers ~600 Canadian militia ~700 Indians
Casualties and losses
331 total ? Disputed (see 'Casualties')	339 total ? Disputed (see 'Casualties')

The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York.^[2] It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, in the French and Indian War.^[3]

General Jean-Armand, and Baron de 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.^[4] Afterward, Johnson built Fort William Henry in order to consolidate his gains.