Lake George, Battle

at. In the French and Indian War, on August 26, 1755, William Johnson, with about 2,000 men, appeared at. Lake George. His purpose was to advance upon Ticonderoga. Dieskau, the French commander, advanced with 1,500 men to cut off Johnson’s communications, A division sent out to prevent this was cut to pieces. The French followed the retreating force to Fort William Henry, but were repulsed. Johnson did not follow up his victory. The English lo was 242, the French 228, Lake of the Woods. By the Treaty of 1782-83 the boundary line between the British and American po e ions ran along the forty-ninth parallel on a line with the source of the Mi i ippi. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 broke up conclusions as to the fairne of this line. Much dispute and negotiation followed. Finally, by the Webster-Ash burton Treaty of 1842, the line was agreed upon which ran acro Lake Superior, then up a waterway agreed upon, thence down a stream to the Lake of the Woods and acro that lake to a point at the northwest corner (49° 23’ 55” north latitude), and then south to the 49° parallel and along it westerly to the Rocky Mountains.