Putnam 's reconnaissance revealed that there were an estimated 600 Indians encamped near Fort Carillon .
The French had captured a man from an earlier expedition by Israel Putnam 's Connecticut rangers and it was suspected that he had informed his captors of the British plans .
Israel Putnam 's reconnaissance revealed that there were an estimated 600 Indians encamped near Fort Carillon .
The French had captured a man from an earlier expedition by Israel Putnam 's Connecticut rangers and it was suspected that he had informed his captors of the British plans .