. A history of the United States for secondary schools . , and an ill-judged assaulton the fort, directed by Abercrombie, was repulsed withsuch terrible slaughter that he made no further attempt. 85. Conquest of New France. 1759-1760. Thesupreme and decisive achievement of the war camein the next year (17^9), when Quebec, supposed to bethe invincible citadel of Canada, was taken by GeneralWolfe. The British fleet and army reached Quebec atthe end of June, and found the French, under Montcalm,prepared to defend it with nearly double the force thatWolfe had been able to bring. More than ten week
. A history of the United States for secondary schools . , and an ill-judged assaulton the fort, directed by Abercrombie, was repulsed withsuch terrible slaughter that he made no further attempt. 85. Conquest of New France. 1759-1760. Thesupreme and decisive achievement of the war camein the next year (17^9), when Quebec, supposed to bethe invincible citadel of Canada, was taken by GeneralWolfe. The British fleet and army reached Quebec atthe end of June, and found the French, under Montcalm,prepared to defend it with nearly double the force thatWolfe had been able to bring. More than ten weekswere spent in attempts to find some way of reaching the THE PERIOD OF STRIFE WITH FRANCE. I49 enemy on the heights that they held. At last the waywas found, between midnight and dawn of the 13th ofSeptember, when 4800 of the besieging troops climbedto the summit without discovery, and defeated capture oithe rawer levies of Montcalm in an open battle ^epSuerfought on a broad plateau, known as the ^^ ^^^^?Plains of Abraham. Both Wolfe and Montcalm re-. ^ ?*//, IRTISH^ .^fBE^CH IV oREoi: •* ^^ fr{-As^ ADMIRAL -^ . Launders s J, i P<J OrUa ^o^. ???&<
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