The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^ confused as to the precise pointof the chief attack, and thereby divide fatally their Amherst now produced a plan to supersede Wolfes. His ideawas the straightforward, familiar frontal attack, with two side diver- B B 2 372 LIFE AND LETTERS OF WOLFE sions. By June 8, and not sooner, owing to tempestuous weather,was the chief business of the expedition begun. And whosesoeverplan was adopted it appeared that the chief fighting business wasto be entrusted to Brigadier Wolfe. To him were allotted twelve companies of Grenadiers, ErasersHighlanders,
The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^ confused as to the precise pointof the chief attack, and thereby divide fatally their Amherst now produced a plan to supersede Wolfes. His ideawas the straightforward, familiar frontal attack, with two side diver- B B 2 372 LIFE AND LETTERS OF WOLFE sions. By June 8, and not sooner, owing to tempestuous weather,was the chief business of the expedition begun. And whosesoeverplan was adopted it appeared that the chief fighting business wasto be entrusted to Brigadier Wolfe. To him were allotted twelve companies of Grenadiers, ErasersHighlanders, Major Scotfs Light Infantry Corps of marksmen, anda company of provincial Rangers, mostly men from Massachusetts,of whom we have already had Wolfes opinion. At midnight onJune 7 the embarkation into the boats was begun. At dawn, aftera preliminary bombardment by the fleet as a diversion, the seamenconveying the three divisions began to ply their oars with spiritfor the shore. Whitmores division on the right rowed eastward,as though to land at White Point: in the centre Lawrences sixbattalions headed straight for Freshwater Cove,
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