Vaudreuil's raid
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Vaudreuil's raid, also known as the Battle of Fort William Henry, in March 1757 was a significant winter military operation during the French and Indian War, part of the broader conflict between Britain and France for control of North America. Under the command of Governor François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil, a French force of approximately 1,600 regulars, Canadian militia, and Native American allies marched across frozen terrain to strike at the British fort located at the southern end of Lake George, in the Province of New York. Although the British garrison, led by Major William Eyre, successfully defended the fort itself, the French forces succeeded in destroying nearly all of the supply depots, boats, and outbuildings important to the fort's logistics.
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