. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... citadel of St. Louiscrowning the lofty hillsthat rose from the riversbrink. For the defence ofthe place Montcalm hadsix greatly reduced bat-talions of regulars and aforce of Canadian few Indians remainedfaithful to him; but themajority of the tribes,doubtful of the issue ofthe contest, preferred toremain neutral. TheFrench commander, see-ing the inferiority of hisforce to that of the Eng-lish, put his trust chieflyin the natural strengthof his posi
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... citadel of St. Louiscrowning the lofty hillsthat rose from the riversbrink. For the defence ofthe place Montcalm hadsix greatly reduced bat-talions of regulars and aforce of Canadian few Indians remainedfaithful to him; but themajority of the tribes,doubtful of the issue ofthe contest, preferred toremain neutral. TheFrench commander, see-ing the inferiority of hisforce to that of the Eng-lish, put his trust chieflyin the natural strengthof his position, which hebelieved would enablehim to hold it even withhis small force. The situation of Que-bec was peculiar. It layon a peninsula, betweenthe river St. Charles onthe north and the on the southand east. On these sidesit was perfectly protectedby the river, leaving thewest side alone lower town wassituated on the beach, while the upperstood on the cliffs two hundred feet abovethe water, and above this still rose the castleof St. Louis. Above the city the high pro-montory on which the upper town was built. NIAGARA FALLS. stretched away for several miles in anelevated plain, and from the river to thisplain the rocks rose almost landing-place was carefully guard-ed, and the whole range of cliffs seemed 3i8 THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. bristling with cannon. The French com-mander did not believe it possible for anarmy to scale these cliffs. Montcalm locatedhis camp below the city, between the and the Montmorenci rivers, andcovered the river front of his position withmany floating batteries and ships of war,which presented a formidable appearance.
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