Williams' column marches straight into the trap…
September 1755 CE
In an engagement known as "The Bloody Morning Scout", Williams and Hendrick are killed along with many of their troops.
At this point, the French regulars, brought forward by Dieskau, pour volleys into the beleaguered colonial troops.
Most of the New Englanders flee toward Johnson's camp, while about one hundred of their comrades under Whiting and Lieutenant Colonel Seth Pomeroy and most of the surviving Mohawks cover their withdrawal with a fighting retreat.
The British rearguard are able to inflict substantial casualties on their overconfident pursuers.
One of those killed in this phase of the battle is Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, the highly respected commander of Dieskau's Canadian and native forces.
His fall causes great dismay, particularly to the native allies of the French.
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