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=== French approach === Montcalm left Carillon on July 16 under the command of the [[Chevalier de Levis]], reaching Montreal three days later. Two days later he left for Fort Frontenac, where French troops were gathering along with a large company of Indians. French forces included the battalions of [[Régiment La Sarre|La Sarre]], [[Régiment de Guyenne|Guyenne]], and [[Régiment de Béarn|Béarn]], [[troupes de la marine]], and colonial militia, while Indians, numbering about 250, came from all over the territories of New France. The total size of the force was reckoned to be 3,000 men. The governor's brother, [[François-Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil|François-Pierre de Rigaud]], led an advance force of 700 to meet with Villiers' force at Sackett Harbor before the main force set out on August 4. Crossing at night to what is now called [[Wolfe Island (Ontario)|Wolfe Island]], the vanguard of the main body spent the day there before crossing at night to Sackett's Harbor. By August 8 the entire force was assembled there, and set out the next day for Oswego.<ref name=P421_2>Parkman, pp. 421-422</ref> On August 9, troops under Rigaud and Villiers marched overland toward Oswego, while Montcalm and the remaining force moved close to the shore in [[bateau]]x, landing about {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Fort Ontario early on August 10. Their stealth in movement was successful, and the British did not discover them until a small patrol boat spotted them the next morning. Larger boats sent by the British were driven away by the French field artillery.<ref name=P422_3>Parkman, pp. 422-423</ref>
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