Battle of Lake George

<br><b>Right of Monument:</b><br><center>Defeat would have<br>opened the road to<br>Albany to the French</center><br><b>Back of Monument:</b><br><center>1903<br>The Society of Colonial Wars<br>erected this monument to commemorate<br>the victory of the colonial forces<br>under General William Johnson and<br>their Mohawk allies under Chief Hendrick<br>over the French regulars commanded<br>by Baron Dieskau with their Canadian<br> and Indian allies</center><br><b>Left of Monument:<center></b>Confidence inspired by<br>this victory was of<br>inestimable value to the<br>American Army in the<br>War of the Revolution</center><br><b>Gate Plaque:</b><center>The monument erected by<br>The Society of Colonial Wars<br>of the State of New York<br>. 1903 . <br>--------------<br>This fence given by the State<br>erected under the auspices of<br>The New York State Historical Association<br>Custodian of the park<br> . 1914 .</center>