. New France and New England. rature of Braddocks march and defeat, see Winsor,Narr. and Crit. Hist., v. 575-5S0.] CHAPTER IX CROWN POINT, FORT WILLIAM HENRY, AND TICONDEROGA While General Braddock was at Williamsburg in thespring of 1755, discussing plans for the summer, he wasGovernor visited by Govemor Shirley, and a very extensive^lan^of^ scheme of campaigning was laid out. While Brad-campaign dock was to advance against Fort Duquesne, Shir-ley was to conduct a force, consisting largely of New Englandtroops, to the Niagara River by way of the Mohawk valley and Oswego. At thesame time a for
. New France and New England. rature of Braddocks march and defeat, see Winsor,Narr. and Crit. Hist., v. 575-5S0.] CHAPTER IX CROWN POINT, FORT WILLIAM HENRY, AND TICONDEROGA While General Braddock was at Williamsburg in thespring of 1755, discussing plans for the summer, he wasGovernor visited by Govemor Shirley, and a very extensive^lan^of^ scheme of campaigning was laid out. While Brad-campaign dock was to advance against Fort Duquesne, Shir-ley was to conduct a force, consisting largely of New Englandtroops, to the Niagara River by way of the Mohawk valley and Oswego. At thesame time a force com-manded by WilliamJohnson was to wrestfrom the French thecontrol of Lake Cham-plain, and yet anotherforce under ColonelMonckton was toproceed against theFrench on the Aca-dian frontier. Theexpedition against Ni-agara was to be com-manded by Shirleyhimself, and he alsoundertook to providea leader for the oper-ations against Crown Point. Few royal governors had somuch success in dealing with their legislatures as Shirley,. ROBERT MONCKTON r ,0^ .?rp^-y^/
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