The Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Volume 4Dussault & Proulx, 1902 |
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7bre Admiral anchor anchorage Anglois Aoust Army Artillery attack avés avoient avoit Batiscan batteaux batteries Battle Beaubassin Beauport berges Blue Squadron Boats BOUGAINVILLE Colonel d'Infanterie Brigadier camp Canadiens canons Cap Rouge Captain charettes cher Bougainville Commandant Commander in Chief debarquement detachement Encampment Enemy ennemis fire fired first fleet fregatte French General Wolfe great grenadiers Guns heures humble J'ai l'honneur d'être J'ay Jacques Cartier l'ennemi landed landing leagues left lettre Levy Light Infantry little Louisbourg m'avés fait l'honneur Marquis de Montcalm Marquis de Vaudreuil matin memme jour midy Miles Monckton Monsieur de BOUGAINVILLE Monsieur Monsieur Montmorency Montreal Montrésor MONTREUIL morning night North o'clock obeissant serviteur officers officiers order party passer poste Quebec Redoubt Repentigny returned River St Sault sauvages seroit Ships shore side Sloops soir St Augustin time took Town Townshend tremble troops troupes up the River vaisseaux VAUDREUIL À BOUGAINVILLE whole wind works wounded
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Page 259 - To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added (for the defence of the river) a great number of floating batteries and boats. By the vigilance of these and the Indians round our different posts, it has been impossible to execute any thing by surprise.
Page 259 - The admiral and I have examined the town, with a view to a general assault ; but after consulting with the chief engineer, who is well acquainted with the interior parts of it, and after viewing it with the utmost attention, we...
Page 265 - The garrison of the town, composed of land forces, marines, and sailors, shall march out with their arms and baggage, drums beating, lighted matches, with two pieces of cannon and twelve rounds ; and shall be embarked as conveniently as possible, in order to be landed at the first port in France.
Page 256 - Murray were ordered to be in readiness to pass the ford, when it should be thought necessary. To facilitate the passage of this corps, the Admiral had placed the Centurion in the channel, so that she might check the fire of the lower battery which commanded the ford: This ship was of great use, as her fire was very judiciously directed.
Page 266 - Lordship the Bishop of Quebec, who, animated with zeal for religion, and charity for the people of his diocese, des-ires to reside...
Page 259 - ... men, which is nearly the whole strength of the Army, after the Points of Levi and Orleans are left in a proper state of defence, to draw the enemy from their present situation, and bring them to an action. I have acquiesced in their proposal, and we are preparing to put it into execution.
Page 253 - The ground, to the eastward of the falls, seemed to be (as it really is) higher than that on the enemy's side, and to command it in a manner which might be made useful to us.
Page 258 - Brigadier was to seek every favourable Opportunity of fighting some of the Enemy's Detachments, provided he could do it upon tolerable Terms, And to use all the Means in his Power to provoke them to attack him. He made two different attempts to land upon the North...
Page 259 - ... and, after viewing it with the utmost attention, we found, that though the batteries of the lower town might be easily silenced by the men of war, yet the business of an assault would be little advanced by that, since the few passages that lead from the lower to the upper town, are carefully intrenched ; and...
Page 287 - Citadel, which, tho' a very strong Ground, being a steep Hill with Abbatis laid across the accessible parts of it and a Guard on the Summit, He never-the-less thought that a Sudden brisk Attack, a little before day break, would bring his Army on the plain, within two miles of the Town.