A living-history reenactor dressed as a British irregular soldier stands with a muzzleloading firearm at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. By the summer of 1757, approximately 2,300 British regulars and provincial troops under Lt. Col. George Monro were defending the fort as a much larger French-led force under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm advanced on Lake George. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]
A living-history reenactor dressed as a British irregular soldier stands with a muzzleloading firearm at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. By the summer of 1757, approximately 2,300 British regulars and provincial troops under Lt. Col. George Monro were defending the fort as a much larger French-led force under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm advanced on Lake George. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]
![A living-history reenactor dressed as a British irregular soldier stands with a muzzleloading firearm at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. By the summer of 1757, approximately 2,300 British regulars and provincial troops under Lt. Col. George Monro were defending the fort as a much larger French-led force under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm advanced on Lake George. [Photo: D Dymond, Aug. 22, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a903dfc02251.png)