Desc: The Siege of Fort William Henry: Directed by Erik Swanson. With Thierry Albert, Craig Bones, Ross Cawton, David Cichowicz. In 1757 a French army of 9,000 men, including almost 2,000 of their American Indian allies, laid siege to Fort William Henry, on Lake George in the New York Frontier. These event inspired "The Last of the Mohicans"