The next morning, even before the British…

August 1757 CE

The next morning, even before the British column begins to form up for the march to Fort Edward, the natives renewed attacks on the largely defenseless British.

Natives enter huts in the fort housing wounded British who are supposed to be under the care of French doctors at five AM and kill and scalp them.

Monro complains that the terms of capitulation have been violated, but his contingent is forced to surrender some of its baggage in order to be able even to begin the march.

As they march off, they are harassed by the swarming natives, who snatch at them, grabbing for weapons and clothing, and pulling away with force those that resist their actions, including many of the women, children, servants and enslaved people.

As the last of the men leave the encampment, a war whoop sounds, and a contingent of Abenaki  warriors seizes several men at the rear of the column.

Although Montcalm and other French officers attempt to stop further attacks, others do not, and some explicitly refuse to provide further protection to the British.

At this point, the column dissolves, as some try to escape the native onslaught, while others actively try to defend themselves.

Massachusetts Colonel Joseph Frye will report that he was stripped of much of his clothing and repeatedly threatened.

He flees into the woods, and will not reach Fort Edward until August 12.

Estimates of the numbers killed, wounded, and taken captive during this time vary widely, from two  to fifteen hundred.

Ian Steele's detailed reconstruction of the siege and its aftermath indicates that the final tally of British missing and dead ranges from sixty-nine to one hundred and eighty-four, at most seven and a half percent of the two thousand three hundred and eight who had surrendered.

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Fort William Henry Warren New York United States View →

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Daniel Webb View → François-Charles de Bourlamaque View → François-Gaston de Lévis View → George Monro View → John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun View → Joseph Frye View → Louis-Antoine de Bougainville View → Louis-Joseph de Montcalm View → William Johnson, 1st Baronet View →

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Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Abenaki people (Amerind tribe) View → Mohawk people (Amerind tribe) View → Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe) View → Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) View → New France (French Colony) View → Shawnees, or Shawanos (Amerind tribe) View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Ohio Country View → New York, Province of (English Colony) View → New Hampshire, English royal Province of View → Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony) View → New Jersey (English Colony) View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View →

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Colonization of the Americas, French View → Colonization of the Americas, British View → French and Indian War View → Fort William Henry, Masscre at View → Fort William Henry, Siege of View →

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