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In tliese engagements, the greatest loss of 

 the provincial troops, fell upon the detachment 

 sent out in the morning. Colonel Williams, 

 major Ashley, captains Ingersoll, Porter, Farrel, 

 Stoddard, Stevens, M'Ginnes, with about one 

 hundred and thirty men were slain. About 

 sixty were wounded, among whom was general 

 Johnson. The Indians estimated their loss at 

 forty men ; among these was Hendrick, the old 

 Mohawk sachem. In the French army, the loss 

 was said to amount to six or seven hundred. 

 Among the slain \\'ere several officers of dis- 

 tinction, with M. St. Pierre, a major general, 

 and commander of the Indians ; but few pris- 

 oners, not more than thirty were taken. 



The conduct of M, Dieskau in this expedi- 

 tion ^ cannot be viewed as the result of much 

 discretion, or of good intelligence. The garri- 

 son at Fort Edward, at that time, did not a- 

 mount to more than fiv^ hundred men, under 

 the command of colonel Blanchard of Newhamp- 

 shire. The wocks were unfinished, and capa. 

 ble of but little defence. Against this place 

 Dieskau miglit probably have succeeded. But 

 to attempt to destroy the provincial army at the 

 lake, which was four thousand strong, with a 

 very inferior force, bore the appearance of rash- 

 ness rather tlian bravery. By the officers of the 

 most experience in the provincial army, it was 

 said, his most capital mistake was in making 

 a halt when he arrived at the provincial camp : 

 That such was the hurry consternation, and 

 want of intelligence in their camp, that if the 

 enemy had marched immediately to their breast 

 work, as their defeated and affrighted troops res 



