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View of Quebec, showing the Heights and a part of the River St. Lawrence.

Alberttyped by the Forbes Company, Boston, from a photograph taken by Livernois for this work in 1898.

General Hale.

Photogravured by Hyatt from an engraving after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the possession of E. J. Hale, Esqr., Quebec.

Madam Hale.

Photogravured by Goupil et Cie., Paris, from an engraving of the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the possession of H. T. Machin, Esqr., Quebec.

A View of the Treasury and Jesuits' College.

Collotyped by Hyatt, from an engraving in the British Museum, after the drawing by Robert Short.

A View of the Fall of Montmorenci and the attack made by General Wolfe.

Collotyped by Hyatt, from an engraving in the British Musuem, after a drawing by Captain Hervey Smyth, A.D.C.

Plan of the Camp at Montmorency.

Lithographed by the Forbes Company, Boston, from a copy of the original manuscript in the British Museum.

Brigadier, the Honourable James Murray.

Collotyped by Hyatt, from an engraving in the British Museum.

Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, Lieutenant Général des Armées de France.

Photogravured by Hyatt from an engraving in the possession of Philéas Gagnon, Esqr., Quebec.

A view of Quebec, showing the battle field of September 13th 1759.

Alberttyped by the Forbes Company, Boston, from a photograph by Livernois, taken for this work in 1898.

Fac-simile of a letter signed by the Marquis de Mont

calm.

Alberttyped by the Forbes Company, Boston, from the original in the possession of the Reverend Ladies of the Hôtel-Dieu, Quebec.

Jeffrey, First Lord Amherst.

Photogravured by Hyatt from an engraving after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

A View of the Landing place above the town of Quebec, describing the assault of the Enemy's Post on the River St. Lawrence, with a distant view of the Action between the British and French Armys, on the Hauteurs d'Abraham, Sept. 13th, 1759.

Collotyped by Hyatt, from an engraving after the drawing by Hervey Smyth in the possession of Philéas Gagnon, Esqr. Quebec.

Plan of the Battle fought on the Plains of Abraham, September the 13th, 1759.

Collotyped by Hyatt, from the hitherto unpublished manuscript in the British Museum.

A view of the Bishop's House with the ruins as they appear going down the Hill from the Upper to the Lower Town.

Collotyped by Hyatt from an engraving in the British Museum, after the drawing by Robert Short.

Major General Hunt Walsh, (with Wolfe at Quebec). Photogravured by Hyatt, from a Painting in the possession of Sir Hunt H. A. T. Walsh, Bart., Ballykilcavan.

The Siege and Taking of Quebeck, with a view of the Glorious Battle before the Town.

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Collotyped by Hyatt, from an engraving in the possession of H. T. Machin, Esqr., Quebec.

A correct Plan of the Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, with a second plate. From the original surveys of the Engineers of the Army.

Collotyped by Hyatt, London, from the original engraving on copper in the possession of the authors.

Plan of the lands of Abraham Martin.

Lithographed by the Forbes Company, Boston, from a copy sent for this work by Lieut. Colonel Blackburne, R.E., of the Fortress, Gibraltar. The original deed of the Plains of Abraham.

Alberttyped by the Forbes Company, from the original in the possession of the Reverend Ladies of the Ursuline Convent, by permission of the Rev. L. St. G. Lindsay.

CHAPTER I

THE

PREPARATIONS.

HE operations of 1758 were satisfactory to England, but disheartening to France. In America the English attack upon the central position of her rival had produced no results, but the reduction of Louisburg and of Duquesne with the destruction of Frontenac had put French Canada upon her defensive, confined her to her own territory, and relieved the New England border villages of all fear of the dreaded raids.

In Europe too, England's position grew strong while France was sapping her energy to assist her ancient foe, Austria, in a vain attempt to crush Frederick of Prussia. England's contribution to Frederick was in money instead of men, but France, with a peculiar ignorance of relative values, had 100,000 men upon the tented field in Europe fighting for new found friends at a time when she could afford nothing for the salvation of her expiring colony across the sea. This struggling, deserted colony in the midst of famine, defeat and disaster, was still bringing more glory to French arms than were the troops marching under similar banners across the Rhine and back again. Pitt, with a servile Parliament to support his every plan,