. New France and New England. bJ«*.*»•••.?• Vj*** r:r^^~— ^sift •• -^=^^^S>»::.^^i^ r^nAiWaii*^ SAUyVERSSO ^^^ QUEBEC THENEW YORKTHJBUC L13-ARV,\1 ^s^. FcuprAiins. I THE FALL OF QUEBEC 311 errors were often enough repeated in the nineteenth centurywith less excuse. Since now, for the first time in the greatwar, the capture of Quebec entered into the plan of cam-paign, the more modern method would have been to concen-trate everything upon that one point and to avoid-=€?tpendingenergy in subordinate matters, however important, such asthe capture of Fort Niagara, or the
. New France and New England. bJ«*.*»•••.?• Vj*** r:r^^~— ^sift •• -^=^^^S>»::.^^i^ r^nAiWaii*^ SAUyVERSSO ^^^ QUEBEC THENEW YORKTHJBUC L13-ARV,\1 ^s^. FcuprAiins. I THE FALL OF QUEBEC 311 errors were often enough repeated in the nineteenth centurywith less excuse. Since now, for the first time in the greatwar, the capture of Quebec entered into the plan of cam-paign, the more modern method would have been to concen-trate everything upon that one point and to avoid-=€?tpendingenergy in subordinate matters, however important, such asthe capture of Fort Niagara, or the reestablishment of Os-wego, inasmuch as success in the greater undertaking wouldcarry with it success along the whole line. Nevertheless,the policy of diffused attack was more in accordance withthe mental habits of that time, and Amherst, the commander-in-chief, though a capable general, was not a man of greatoriginality. His plan was to complete the victories at thewest and insure the safety of Pittsburg by sending Generalan expedition westward to restore Oswego and take piof ^Niagara. At the same time the pr
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