ISBN: 9780217262941

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1902. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the west. A flank attack on the west of their The difficui- line by the St. Charles River would confronted have compelled them to stand and Wolfe fight, where defeat meant ruin. But for the English to land in that locality was simply impossible. On the last day of July, apparently for the sake of doing something or other, Wolfe landed a considerable force on the low ground just above the Montmorenci. That he did not intend to storm is obvious, for when some of his brave regiments rushed forward, it was entirely without orders, in pursuit of a sudden impulse, and a deadly fire from the French infantry soon made them recoil. A large part of the month of August was spent by the young general on a sick-bed, attacked by a complication of diseases from which there was small hope of recovery; he begged only to live long enough to solve the problem which Pitt had laid before him. To his physician he exclaimed, Oh, Doctor, just patch me up enough for this busi- ness and I ''11 ask no more! It was His illness . probably while tossing on that feverish couch that his mind began playing with the thought which presently developed into a stern resolve. If a landing could not be effected at the St. Charles in face of a greatly superior force, how might it be with the heights above the city, which were watched only by small parties of sentinels? Wolfe went up the river with boats and inspected the bank for himself, and about two miles above the city, at a place called Anse du Foulon, he detected a zigzag path which he rightly judged led to the summit of the well-nigh perpendicular cliff, though its course was in great part hidden by stout bushes. At the summit of this cliff the point of land upon which the city stood opened out into a wide plateau, known from some old , ... John Fiske, Books, History, New France and New England Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1902 in 446 pages; Subjects: United States; Canada; New England; History / Canada / General; History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867); History / United States / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / State & Local / New England;<

ISBN: 9780217262941

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ISBN: 9780217262941

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