fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kæmpˈeɪn plˈænz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ɐ tʃˈeɪn ʌv fˈɔːɹts ɐlˈɔŋ ðə mˈoʊhɔːk ɹˈɪvɚ ænd ˌʌp tə lˈeɪk ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ wɜː ɡˈæɹɪsənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɪntɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks tə pɹətˈɛkt ðə ɹˈaʊt fɹʌm ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ænd pɹəvˈaɪd ɐ stˈeɪdʒɪŋ ˈɛɹiə fɚðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv nˈuː fɹˈæns.
Following the failure of British campaign plans in 1755, a chain of forts along the Mohawk River and up to Lake Ontario were garrisoned during the winter of 1755–1756 to protect the route from a French Invasion and provide a staging area for the invasion of New France.