. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. xpedition wassent during the same year against Louisburg, and thatstronghold was a second time captured. Another army THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 165 was sent against Fort Duquesne. This fort had, sinceBraddocks defeat, been the centre of destructive Indianraids on the frontier, in deahng with which Washington hadbeen kept busy. As the army slowly made its way towardthe fort. General Forbes, its commander, diligently makinga road as he advanced, winter came on, the troops com-plained, and it was decided to abandon th
. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. xpedition wassent during the same year against Louisburg, and thatstronghold was a second time captured. Another army THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 165 was sent against Fort Duquesne. This fort had, sinceBraddocks defeat, been the centre of destructive Indianraids on the frontier, in deahng with which Washington hadbeen kept busy. As the army slowly made its way towardthe fort. General Forbes, its commander, diligently makinga road as he advanced, winter came on, the troops com-plained, and it was decided to abandon the enterprise. Butlearning that the garrison was weak, Washington asked theprivilege to advance with his Virginians. Permission wasgiven, and he moved rapidly forward. On his approachthe garrison set fire to the fort and fled. The flames wereextinguished and the name of the fortress was changed toFort Pitt, in honor of the great statesman. The Siege of Quebec.—In July, 1759, Forts Niagara andTiconderoga were taken by the English, and an expeditionsailed against Quebec, led. by General Wolfe, an offi-cer who had distinguishedhimself in the taking ofLouisburg. The strugglehad narrowed itself to asingle point, the forceswere nearly equal, andthe commanders both ofhigh military had, by activeefforts, collected an armyof seven thousand menfor the defence of Quebec. Wolfe had a large fleet andeight thousand soldiers for the siege. Fruitless Assault.—For months Wolfe continued theassault, cannonading the city and seeking some promisingpoint of attack. He was almost in despair as autumn came The Siege of Quebec. 166 THE ERA OF COLONIAL WARS. and the period of the closing of the stream by ice was athand. Montcalm at length beheld with joy the Englishtroops taken on board the ships, which moved during theday up-stream as if with the intention of abandoning thecontest. The Path up the Cliff.—He was deceived. Wolfe hadquite another purpose in view. He had carefully inv
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