The Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, المجلد 3Dussault & Proulx, 1901 |
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... 13th of Sept. , 1759 . Lithographed by the Forbes Company , Boston , from a drawing made by G. W. St. Michel . The ... September , 1759 . Alberttyped by the Forbes Company , Boston , from a photograph taken for this work by Livernois ...
... 13th of Sept. , 1759 . Lithographed by the Forbes Company , Boston , from a drawing made by G. W. St. Michel . The ... September , 1759 . Alberttyped by the Forbes Company , Boston , from a photograph taken for this work by Livernois ...
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... 13th of September , but on the seventh of September , the day on which the council of war was held no agreement had been made regarding the landing . On the eighth the Brigadiers appear to have been satis- fied that Pointe aux Trembles ...
... 13th of September , but on the seventh of September , the day on which the council of war was held no agreement had been made regarding the landing . On the eighth the Brigadiers appear to have been satis- fied that Pointe aux Trembles ...
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... 13th of September , under Major Irving , had the place of honor and danger on the British left . " " ) The East Yorkshire Regiment , has every reason for pride in its excellent fighting record . An interesting relic of their service in ...
... 13th of September , under Major Irving , had the place of honor and danger on the British left . " " ) The East Yorkshire Regiment , has every reason for pride in its excellent fighting record . An interesting relic of their service in ...
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... 13th of September , 1759 , but fails to offer any excuse for the manner in which he permitted himself to be surprised on that eventful day . The supposition is that Vergor and most of his men were sleeping when the English advance guard ...
... 13th of September , 1759 , but fails to offer any excuse for the manner in which he permitted himself to be surprised on that eventful day . The supposition is that Vergor and most of his men were sleeping when the English advance guard ...
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... 13th of September 1759 , except the battery which had fired upon the second divison of the English boats , from the left , or west of the landing place , in the direction of Sillery . Many years later , certain ruins , which had been ...
... 13th of September 1759 , except the battery which had fired upon the second divison of the English boats , from the left , or west of the landing place , in the direction of Sillery . Many years later , certain ruins , which had been ...
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13th of September Admiral Holmes Admiral Saunders advance aide-de-camp already appeared arms artillery attack battalions batteries Bougainville bridge of boats Brigadier Brigadier Townshend camp at Beauport Canada Canadians Cap Rouge capitulation Captain Charles cliff Collotyped by Hyatt Colonel colony command corps death defence detachment dispatch dying enemy enemy's England English expedition field fire fleet force Fort William Henry Foulon Foye road France French army gallant garrison Governor Grenadiers Guienne guns heights Highlanders honour hornwork hundred immediately intrenching Joannes Journal La Sarre landing place Languedoc letter Levis Light Infantry line of battle Louisbourg Louisbourg Grenadiers Malartic Marquis de Montcalm Monckton morning Murray night o'clock Plains of Abraham Pointe-aux-Trembles possession Poularies provisions Ramezay rear received Regiment river Royal Americans says sent ships shore Siege of Quebec soldiers tion town troops Ursuline Vaudreuil Vergor victory Wolfe Wolfe's army wounded
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الصفحة 30 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th
الصفحة 75 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
الصفحة 210 - There's no need," he answered: "it's all over with me." A moment after, one of them cried out, " They run ; see how they run!" "Who run?" Wolfe demanded, like a man roused from sleep. "The enemy, sir. Egad, they give way everywhere!
الصفحة 14 - I am so far recovered as to do business ; but my constitution is entirely ruined, without the consolation of having done any considerable service to the state, or without any prospect of it.
الصفحة 190 - Monsieur de Montcalm's arrival in this colony down to that of his death, he did not cease to sacrifice everything to his boundless ambition. He sowed dissension among the troops, tolerated the most indecent talk against the government, attached to himself the most disreputable persons, used means to corrupt the most virtuous, and, when he could not succeed, became their cruel enemy.
الصفحة 303 - ... one in arms, And one in council — Wolfe upon the lap Of smiling Victory that moment won, And Chatham heart-sick of his country's shame ! They made us many soldiers. Chatham, still Consulting England's happiness at home, Secured it by an unforgiving frown, If any wrong'd her.
الصفحة 24 - The first body that gets on shore is to march directly to the enemy, and drive them from any little post they may occupy ; the officers must be careful that the succeeding bodies do not by any mistake fire on those who go before them.
الصفحة 204 - Wolfe was stationed on the right, where the attack was most warm : as he stood conspicuous in the front line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's marksmen, and received a shot in the wrist, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped a handkerchief round his hand, he continued giving orders without the least emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed...
الصفحة 11 - We have continual skirmishes ; old people, seventy years of age, and boys of fifteen, fire at our detachments, and kill or wound our men from the edges of the woods. Every man able to bear arms, both above and below Quebec, is in the camp of Beauport. The old men, women, and children are retired into the woods. The Canadians are extremely dissatisfied ; but, curbed by the force of this government, and terrified by the savages that are posted round about them, they are obliged to keep together, to...
الصفحة 210 - Who runs?" demanded our hero with great earnestness, like a person roused from sleep. The officer answered: "The enemy, sir. Egad, they give way everywhere." Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge.