The 1755 Battle of Lake George
Lake George Battlefield Park
In September 1755, a Colonial army commanded by Major General William Johnson camped on this location in preparation for an advance against the French Fortress of St. Frederic at Crown Point on Lake Champlain. On September 8, a French force commanded by Baron Jean-Armand Dieskau attacked Johnson’s army, which was barricaded behind a crude breastwork. For five hours the battle raged until finally, with heavy casualties on both sides, the French retreated.
Johnson’s victory at Lake George, and the subsequent construction of Fort William Henry nearby, established the northernmost limits of British control in the region.
Marker is on Fort George Road, on the left when traveling south.
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