Siege of Fort William Henry, 1757

Canoes on Lake George

Fort William Henry, Gate and Magazine

The French heavy battery

French forward battery

A building is destroyed by artillery fire

The forward battery sustains a hit to the powder store and suffers catastrophic loss

The militia commander urges Monroe to surrender

LCol. Monroe surveys the breach

French engineers put the final touches on the assault plan, and write the letter to Monroe offering a last chance to surrender with honour.

French forces mass at the forward most trench line, preparing for the final assault. Mortars are deployed to further reduce the defenders.

It begins with skirmishers threatening the gate

And they commence trying to force it open

First French company to enter the breach

French escalade

French troops pour into the breach

The French seize the breach, the left bastion is captured

The British make a last stand position at the back of the fort.

French occupy the right bastion

View of the battlefield as the British capitulate