Led by Robert Rogers the raid was a pre-emptive strike ordered by Major General Jeffery Amherst as a prelude to his three pronged attack on Montreal the following month.

Setting off from Fort Crown Point they had to fight against a superior force of French and their allied natives along the shores of Lake Champlain.

Through a clever ruse he destroyed the fort, supplies and settlement capturing prisoners and gaining valuable information before arriving back at Crown Point.

In April despite winning the Battle of Sainte Foy Lévis failed to take Quebec after a three-week siege and retreated once the British garrison under James Murray had been relieved by the Royal Navy.

[7] From French prisoners captured after the Quebec siege Murray informed Amherst that Lévis had sizeable contingents along the Richelieu River at Forts Chambly, Saint-Jean and Île aux Noix.

Rogers was to lead 275 Rangers and 28 Regulars (Light Infantry) in the raid which was hoped to weaken French forces and help divert man power against Amherst's drive on Montreal.

[8] Unknown to Rogers and Amherst - the French under Lévis had ordered Louis Antoine de Bougainville to significantly reinforce the posts along the Richelieu river by June with nearly 1,800 men including militia and natives.

A diversion was created - several vessels commanded by Captain Alexander Grant seconded to the Rangers from the 77th Highlanders attempted to distract the French further down the lake.

[8] Rogers and the remaining 213 men crossed to the Northwest shore of Lake Champlain the next day and landed near Chazy River.

On his right was a bog - Rogers dispatched a force of seventy Rangers to fall upon the rear via Catfish Bay if the French were to attack.

On 9 June 222 Rangers and Indians landed at the mouth of the Chazy River and marched north parallel to the West bank of the Richelieu to Fort Saint Jean.

[14] The French were caught completely off guard - within less than ten minutes the Rangers had captured twenty four soldiers without a shot being fired.

[2] The Rangers departed and crossed the Richelieu and returned to Lake Champlain by a route East of the river on a detour that led past Ile Aux Noix.

Roger's advance party engaged in a similar number which preceded a force in excess of 800 men out from Île aux Noix.

Amherst was delighted with the result and praised Rogers - the British took over 100 soldiers and militia captive, burned or captured valuable supplies.

[18] The Rangers would be heavily involved in the reduction of Ile Aux Noix as well as Forts Saint Jean and Chambly before Montreal surrendered on 8 September.