British Colonials & Mohawk Warriors vs. French-Canadians & Native Allies : The Battle Of Lake George
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- After the death of General Braddock during the disastrous loss at the Battle of the Monongahela, the British Empire’s hope of successfully repelling the French Imperial encroachment into their colonial interest through the implementation of the Braddock Expedition took a significant blow.
A key advantage the British had over their French adversary, was the population of their colonial brethren. With over one million citizens inhabiting the British colonies compared to less than a hundred thousand for New France, the upperhand the French held by way of backcountry fortifications and militarized outposts could be upended through a war of attrition. This would only be possible if the British Colonies could hold back the advancing French long enough to raise an army large enough to defeat them.
With the Braddock Expeditions faltering, the impetus for this would be placed squarely on the shoulders of Major-General William Johnson, who headed north from Albany with a force entirely composed of provincial soldiers. They’d enlisted from throughout New York and New England, and while they appeared to be little more than a glorified militia compared to the highly trained British Regulars, their courage and their cunning would prove invaluable when under the gun of an imposing force of French Grenadiers, Canadian Provincials, and Abenaki and Nippissing Warriors.
After Johnson’s arrival at the south end of Lake George near Fort Lyman, the Major-General contemplated a northern facing assault on Crown Point and Fort Frontenac to overtake the entrenched French position and drive them out of New York and back across the Canadian border.
After a series of moves and countermoves made by Johnson and his adversarial contemporary, French Commander Baron de Dieskau, a column of more than 1,000 provincial soldiers, led by 170 Mohawk Warrior allies set out from Johnson’s Camp with the intention of reinforcing Fort Lyman after intel gleaned from a captured enemy informed them of an impending attack, the British Colonials walked into a lethal trap laid by Dieskau.
Dieskau’s Native warriors fired upon the approaching column early, and while the Mohawks and Colonials incurred heavy casualties in the onset of the exchange, the quick thinking Lt. Colonel Nathan Whiting rallied his men of the Second Connecticut and formed a fighting retreat, counter attacking the overconfident approach of the French-Canadians and delivering considerable damage to their forces as they fought and dashed their way back to Johnson’s camp. The encounter would come to be known as The Bloody Morning Scout.
As the British Colonials and Mohawks made their way back into camp, Major-General Johnson made preparations for the coming onslaught by the French. The security of the colonies hinged upon Johnson’s success, for if the French would triumph over them in battle yet again, it would open the door for New France to make an undeterred march upon Albany, and from there New York City, and the heart of the British Colonies.
This pivotal showdown of which the fate of North America hinged upon, would forever be known as the Battle of Lake George..
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My hometown is about an hour east of there. I been to Johnson Hall, this battlefield, Ft William-Henry, Ft Ticonderoga, and Rogers Rock. Also, many battlefields in the Mohawk Valley and Cherry Valley. Plus the great hiking, hunting and fishing that the Adirondack Mountains provides. Unfortunately, the politicians have ruined upstate New York.
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If it wasn't for Johnson we may all be speaking French right now! Incredible story. Thank you!
Thank you for your hard work
It's always a little sad to hear about good men commanded stupidly.
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Wow, thanks!
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Great job on this one!
Excellent! Eastern battles are mostly unknown to me, a West coast Canadian , and I am learning. You also did great work on local events, like the Tonquin' debacle. TY.
More on your area to come! Lots of history there. Beautiful area.
I am enjoying this series, excellent work.
This battle would make an incredibly movie. And you should be the one to write the script! 🎥
Another good one, thanks for that.
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I used to summer here. There's a cool old fort. Maybe william Henry?
Johnson renamed it Ft William Henry from Fort Lyman after a dispute with Lyman.
Love the fresh content
Love seeing the eastern indian wars getting some love.
Also, Benjamin Church wants to know when he gets his episode.
Currently 15 mins from actual location of this event now
Veey cool!
Great content!
Nice work
As a canadian this was awesome to see but was a little confusing with the French as Canadians fighting the British. We Were taught that the French named there holdings in Canada as "New France" not canada.
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Neat way to name places
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Although I live in Canada (not French or from Quebec) I am thankful that the French lost. It must have been terrifing to be in battle and see the aftermath. Ty
An excellent reminder that "the wild west", at this point, was in Upstate NY. Sometimes we forget that there was always a "wild west" until it was all subdued. (ie: conquered, grabbed, stolen) Not passing judgment, just saying. Keep on.
It would have been different if the French Canadiens had of remembered to pack their hockey sticks...
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Had of?! 😂 Yikes.
Had've. Short for had have. It's called a contraction.
At least stale baguettes
@@danmanak Awwwwww....good little grammar gnatzi.
Sounds similar to the battle in Last of the Mohicans
If this is the same Chief Hendrick, he is my 8x great grandfather…
Did they ever pull the skeletons out of that pond? 😮
You forgot to mention that the British/provincials in fortifications on the defensive greatly outnumbered the french forces.
Second the french regulars were not killed to the man has you said. The casualties were pretty similar in the end.
Also the french forces could not have hoped to push further south. There supplies would never have allowed that knowing that British numbers and supplies in North America was substantially larger that they could ever hoped to posses.
But good video nonetheless.
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A good Surgeon is always usefull in such situations! :9
The p title makes the British sound like bad colonial people but the French were Canadians. They were two of the same, both fighting for the same thing. Just because the french lost doesn’t mean it would be any different had they won.
The Mohawks are not well thougth of up here in the land of the Oneida's and Onondaga's!
Nor in the area of the Seneca and chemung.
I love the stories but the music drives me crazy I wish there was a way to shut it off