sentences:  Following the withdrawal, British forces under Lieutenant-Colonel George Monro claimed a victory.The French may have not been able to take the fort, but the destruction of so many boats crippled Monro's ability to sortie reconnaissance parties further up the lake to assess French and Indian movements.Coupled with the loss of the boats, manpower shortages and "ignorant and undisciplined" soldiers all made patrolling and scouting outside the protective walls of Fort William Henry quite precarious for Monro and he was unable to send out sufficient scouts.