Identifier: siegeofquebecbat03doug (find matches)
Title: The siege of Quebec : and the battle of the Plains of Abraham
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936 Parmelee, G. W. (George William), 1860-1941
Subjects: Wolfe, James, 1727-1759 Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 Québec Campaign, 1759
Publisher: Quebec : Dussault & Proulx
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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e, they could not be observed from the Frenchlines posted along the north shore. The stars shonebrightly enough, but there was no moon light, and therustle of a strong south-west breeze, conveyed no sound ofthe movement on the water to the watchers of De Bougain-villes command. As soon as the troops in the flat bottomed boats hadgot well under way, a number of the ships of AdmiralHolmes ^^ division, moved slowly up the river, eagerly fol-lowed by de Bougainville, and in due time reached Pointeaux Trembles. ^^^ Even if de Bougainville had been aware (i) Admiral Holmes was accounted a very good seaman, and ins-tructed in his profession Lord Hood, famous for his naval achieve-ments. Admiral Holme died at Jamaica in 1761.From the Memoirs of an officer. (2) A movement made at the same time and for the purpose of decep-tion, by Admiral Holmes, with the ships under his command up theriver, attracted the attention of the French sentinels, and the impor-tant flotilla passed unobserved by them.
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REFERENCES / Houses occupied by the 2. Wolfes Monumerti. 3. Quebec Gaol. 4. Parliameni buildings. 5. Monument to Wolfe and Montcalm. 6. Ursuline Convent, where Montcalm was buried. 7. Place where 200 Canadians were killed- 8. Position of Borgias property, from a planmade by Noel Levasseur in 1788. 9. Race Course. to. Marchmont Property. 11. Landing place of the British army. 12. Third Battalion of Royal Americans sent topreserve communication with the boats, beforethe commencement of the battle. 13. 4-gun battery Samos. 14. Francescan Convent.•■ where Wolfe was mortally wounded. He was conducted from here to the spot markedby his monument (2). 1759) ^^^^ DAWN OF VICTORY 97 of the fact that some of the open boats had drifted fromthe English ships towards the Foulon, it would still havebeen his duty to have followed the larger vessels of thefleet in their westward course, ^^ because he had been par-ticularly warned to keep a strict watch over the movementsof the vessels. It was not

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