After the Battle:
Lieutenant Colonel Haviland ordered three companies of rangers, Stark's, Shepard's and Durkee's, to Rogers' support. They met the survivors at Sloop Island, six miles from the head of Lake George. Rogers spent the night of 14-15 March on Sloop Island, and sent again to Fort Edward for three horse-drawn sleighs to carry his remaining wounded. These arrived in the morning under the command of Lieutenant John Belscher, 27th Regt. of Foot. 15 March 1758 was described by Jabez Finch as "a Vast Cold & Tedious Day Espacially for ye Wounded Men." The defeated rangers trickled into Fort Edward in small groups from about 3 p.m. Rogers, bringing up the rear, reached the fort about 5 p.m. He had brought with him fifty-two survivors, eight badly wounded. He had lost 124 men and one more, his own orderly, died of the cold during the retreat.
Conclusion
Rogers estimated that about forty French and Indians were killed in the initial ambush and another sixty killed in the subsequent action. He estimated the enemy wounded at no less than 100. However Captain Hebecourt's report to General Montcalm listed his casualties as eight Indians killed, seventeen Indians wounded and two died of wounds, three Canadians wounded.
Fraxinus: From my readings, I tend to accept the casuality figures only as it relates to "our side". British have a more accurate count of the British casualities and the French a more accurate account of the French casualities.
As such, I would think that Roger's lost somewhere around 125 men in the encountered with 8 more seriously wounded with the French/Indians losses being about 10 killed (Indians), and 20 wounded.
Rogers got his clock cleaned!!!
Decent Link:
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/articles/snowshoe.htm
