Editing Queen Anne's War (section)

===New France===
The French in New France's heartland of [[Canada (New France)|Canada]] opposed attacking the [[Province of New York]]. They were reluctant to arouse the [[Iroquois]], whom they feared more than they did the British colonists and with whom they had made the [[Great Peace of Montreal]] in 1701. New York merchants were opposed to attacking New France because it would interrupt the lucrative Indigenous [[fur trade]], much of which came through New France.<ref>Parkman (1892), pp. 8–14</ref>  The Iroquois maintained their neutrality throughout the conflict, despite [[Peter Schuyler]]'s efforts to interest them in the war.<ref>Parkman (1892), p. 14</ref> (Schuyler was [[Albany, New York|Albany]]'s commissioner of Indians.)
[[File:Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Ron Emperor of the Six Nations.jpeg|thumb|upright|[[Hendrick Tejonihokarawa]], a [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] chief, was successful in gaining support from [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]], to launch an expedition to take [[Quebec City]].]]
Francis Nicholson and [[Samuel Vetch]] organized an ambitious assault against New France in 1709, with some financial and logistical support from the queen. The plan involved an overland assault on [[Montreal]] via [[Lake Champlain]] and a sea-based assault by naval forces against [[Quebec City|Quebec]]. The land expedition reached the southern end of Lake Champlain, but it was called off when the promised naval support never materialized for the attack on Quebec.<ref>Peckham, p. 69</ref> (Those forces were diverted to support [[Portugal]].) The Iroquois had made vague promises of support for this effort, but successfully delayed sending support until it seemed clear that the expedition was going to fail. After this failure, Nicholson and Schuyler traveled to [[London]] accompanied by [[Hendrick Tejonihokarawa|King Hendrick]] and other [[sachem]]s to arouse interest in the North American frontier war. The Indigenous delegation caused a sensation in London, and Queen Anne granted them an audience. Nicholson and Schuyler were successful in their endeavor: the queen gave support for Nicholson's successful capture of Port Royal in 1710.<ref>Peckham, p. 70</ref> With that success under his belt, Nicholson again returned to England and gained support for a renewed attempt on Quebec in 1711.<ref name=Pk71/>

The plan for 1711 again called for land and sea-based attacks, but its execution was a disaster. A fleet of 15 [[ships of the line]] and transports carrying 5,000 troops led by Admiral [[Hovenden Walker]] arrived at [[Boston]] in June,<ref name=Pk71/> doubling the town's population and greatly straining the colony's ability to provide necessary provisions.<ref>Rodger, p. 129</ref> [[Quebec expedition (1711)|The expedition]] sailed for Quebec at the end of July, but a number of its ships foundered on the rocky shores near the mouth of the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence|Saint Lawrence]] in the fog. More than 700 troops were lost, and Walker called off the expedition.<ref>Peckham, p. 72</ref> In the meantime, Nicholson had [[Quebec expedition (1711)|departed for Montreal overland]] but had only reached [[Lake George (lake), New York|Lake George]] when word reached him of Walker's disaster, and he also turned back.<ref>Drake, p. 281</ref> In this expedition, the Iroquois provided several hundred warriors to fight with the English colonists, but they simultaneously sent warnings to the French about the expedition, effectively playing both sides of the conflict.<ref>Eccles, p. 136</ref>