A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . 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, ledby General Wolfe, an offi-cer who had distinguishedhimself in the taking
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . 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, ledby General Wolfe, an offi-cer who had distinguishedhimself in the taking ofLouisburg. The struggle had narrowed itself to a single point, the forces were nearly equal, and the commanders both of high military renown. Montcalm had, by active efforts, collected an army of seven thousand men for the defence of Quebec. Wolfe had a large fleet and eight 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. SCALE OF MILESi ?- 3 4 5 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 investi-gated on the land side the lofty cliff on which the citystood, and perceived there a narrow, craggy path windingup the rocks to the top. It seemed impossible for an armyto ascend, yet he was determined to attempt it as a lastresort. When night fell the boats, fdled with soldiers, silentlyfloated down the river with the ebb tide.^ When the pointnow known as Wolfes Cove was reached, the men landed,and clambered in a narrow hne up the steep who first reached the summit surprised and dis-persed
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