From bases at Fort St. Frédéric (located at what is now Crown Point, New York) and Fort Carillon (known to the British as Fort Ticonderoga), the French and their Indian allies continued to scout and probe the British defenses on Lake George and the upper Hudson River. The British, who had fewer Indian allies, resorted to companies of colonial rangers for their scouting and reconnaissance activities.
In the context of the French and Indian War, the French and their Native American allies maintained a strategic presence at Fort St. Frédéric (now Crown Point, New York) and Fort Carillon (known as Fort Ticonderoga to the British), where they continued to gather intelligence on the British defenses along Lake George and the upper Hudson River. In contrast, the British relied on companies of colonial scouts due to their limited Native American alliances.