The Capture of QuebecBatsford, 1959 - 175 sider |
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Side 82
... field of battle ; and Bougainville , far up the river , was well content to leave the matter in the hands of his admired chief . A fortnight before the British arrived he expressed the opinion that the city was so strongly placed that ...
... field of battle ; and Bougainville , far up the river , was well content to leave the matter in the hands of his admired chief . A fortnight before the British arrived he expressed the opinion that the city was so strongly placed that ...
Side 136
... field guns which had been man - handled up the cliffs by sailors . Grape - shot fired from one of these , which was commanded by Captain York , mortally wounded the Marquis de Montcalm ; so at least claimed Colonel Williamson of the ...
... field guns which had been man - handled up the cliffs by sailors . Grape - shot fired from one of these , which was commanded by Captain York , mortally wounded the Marquis de Montcalm ; so at least claimed Colonel Williamson of the ...
Side 156
... field artillery ; that shutting ourselves at once within the walls was putting all upon a single chance of holding out for a considerable time a wretched fortification , I resolved to give them battle ; and half an hour after six in the ...
... field artillery ; that shutting ourselves at once within the walls was putting all upon a single chance of holding out for a considerable time a wretched fortification , I resolved to give them battle ; and half an hour after six in the ...
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT II | 11 |
The Defence | 35 |
The Heights of Abraham | 123 |
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admiral advance Amherst amphibious Anse de Foulon arrived artillery battalions battle Beauport shore boats Bougainville Bougainville's Brigadier Brigadier Townshend British called camp campaign Canada Canadians Cap Rouge Cape Breton Island Captain Curry Captain Hervey Smith capture Centurion citadel Colonel colony colours command convoy defence despatch Durell enemy English Etchemin river expedition fighting fire flagship fleet force France French army frigate garrison general's Goreham's guns heard Heights of Abraham Highlanders Holmes honour hundred Indians James Wolfe Knox landing craft Lawrence letter Lévis Light Infantry line engraving Louisburg Louisburg Grenadiers Lowestoft Marquis de Montcalm miles Monckton Montmorency Montreal Murray naval officer navy numbers operations Pitt Quebec Rangers Regiment replied Rochefort Royal Americans sailed sailors Saunders scalping sent September ships shot siege Sillery soldiers squadron Sutherland thousand told town trained troops up-river Vaudreuil vessels victory William Woollett Wolfe Wolfe's Wolfe's Cove wounded wrote