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{{Battle|conflict = *[[French and Indian War]]|date = 3–9 August 1757|place = present-day Lake George, New York|result = *French victory
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*British slaughter later|side1 = *Great Britain|side2 = *France
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*New France Colony of Canada
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*[[Assassin]]|commanders1 = *[[George Monro]]|commanders2 = *Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
|prev = [[Braddock Expedition]]
*[[Kesegowaase]]|forces1 = *2,500 regulars and militia|forces2 = *6,200 regulars and militia
|next = [[Siege of Louisbourg]]
*1,800 Indians|casual1 = *During the siege :
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130 killed or wounded
|conflict = [[Seven Years' War|French and Indian War]]
2,308 captured
|date = 3 – 9 August 1757
*During the slaughter :
|place = [[River Valley]]
69–184 killed in captivity or missing|casual2 = *Unknown}}The '''Siege of [[Fort William Henry]]''' was conducted in August 1757 by French General [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] against theBritish-held Fort William Henry. The fort, located at the southern end of Lake George, on the frontier between the BritishProvince of New York and the French Province of Canada, was garrisoned by a poorly supported force of British regulars and provincial militia led by Lieutenant Colonel [[George Monro]]. After several days of bombardment, Monro surrendered to Montcalm, whose force included nearly 2,000 Indians from a large number of tribes. The terms of surrender included the withdrawal of the garrison to Fort Edward, with specific terms that the French military protect the British from the Indians as they withdrew from the area.
|result = *[[French Army|French]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] victory
*[[George Monro]] escaped
*The Assassins discovered that [[Shay Cormac]] was still alive
|side1 = *[[British Army]]
*[[Templars]]
|side2 = *[[French Army]]
*[[Assassins]]
|commanders1 = *[[George Monro]]
*[[Shay Cormac]]
|commanders2 = *[[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]]
*[[Kesegowaase]]
|forces1 = 2,500 British soldiers and Colonial militia<ref name="AWTH">''[[Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868)]]'' – The Seven Years' War – Key Locations, Landmarks, and Events: "The Siege of Fort William Henry"</ref>
|forces2 = 6,200 French soldiers and 1,800 American Indians<ref name="AWTH" />
|civilian = Unknown number of civilian among the British Army<ref name="AWTH" />
}}
The '''Siege of Fort William Henry''' was a part of the [[French and Indian War]]. In August 1757, [[French Army|French troops]] under [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and their [[Abenaki]] allies under the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Kesegowaase]] besieged [[Fort William Henry]] for days, until the [[United Kingdom|British]] commander, [[George Monro]], surrendered, and the French destroyed the [[Forts|fort]] soon after.


In one of the most notorious incidents of the [[French and Indian War]], Montcalm's Indian allies violated the agreed terms of surrender and attacked the British column, which had been deprived of ammunition, as it left the fort. They killed and scalped a significant number of soldiers, took as captives women, children, servants, and slaves, and slaughtered sick and wounded prisoners. Early accounts of the events called it a massacre, and implied that as many as 1,500 people were killed, though it is unlikely more than 200 people (less than 10% of the British fighting strength) were actually killed in the massacre.
Monro and his men were allowed to retreat, but despite Montcalm's orders, Kessegowaase and his Native allies disobeyed them and ambushed the fleeing British. Seeking to kill Monro, who was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and supposedly held the [[Voynich manuscript]], he and his men killed dozens of [[British Army|British troops]]. Thanks to the intervention of Templar ally and former Assassin [[Shay Cormac]], Monro and his remaining men survived.<ref name="Honour and Loyalty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Honour and Loyalty]]</ref>


The exact role of Montcalm and other French leaders in encouraging or defending against the actions of their allies, and the total number of casualties incurred as a result of their actions, is a subject of historical debate. The memory of the killings influenced the actions of British military leaders, especially those of British General Jeffery Amherst, for the remainder of the war.
==Gallery==
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Montcalm_trying_to_stop_the_massacre.jpg|Montcalm trying to stop the massacre by {{Wiki|F. O. C. Darley|Felix Octavius Carr Darley}}
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
 
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The Siege of Fort William Henry was a part of the French and Indian War. In August 1757, French troops under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and their Abenaki allies under the Assassin Kesegowaase besieged Fort William Henry for days, until the British commander, George Monro, surrendered, and the French destroyed the fort soon after.

Monro and his men were allowed to retreat, but despite Montcalm's orders, Kessegowaase and his Native allies disobeyed them and ambushed the fleeing British. Seeking to kill Monro, who was a member of the Templar Order and supposedly held the Voynich manuscript, he and his men killed dozens of British troops. Thanks to the intervention of Templar ally and former Assassin Shay Cormac, Monro and his remaining men survived.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868) – The Seven Years' War – Key Locations, Landmarks, and Events: "The Siege of Fort William Henry"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Honour and Loyalty

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