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Descent of the St. Lawrence

As Wolfe had informed Pitt, his army was greatly weakened. Since the end of June his loss in killed and wounded was more than eight hundred and

It will be necessary to run as many small craft as possible above the town, with provisions for six weeks, for about five thousand, which is all I

Wolfe, therefore, was forced to the conviction that his chances were of the smallest.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France

This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is significant because only a divine authority can reverse death.When

After the fall of Niagara, the danger seemed so great, both in the direction of Lake Ontario and that of Lake Champlain, that Lévis had been sent up

It stood where the present fort stands, in the angle formed by the junction of the River Niagara with Lake Ontario and was held by about six hundred

While Quebec was attacked, an attempt should be made to penetrate into Canada by way of Ticonderoga and Crown Point.Our special project presenting

The plan was desperate; for, after leaving troops enough to hold Point Levi and the heights of Montmorenci, less than five thousand men would be left

You will demolish the town, no doubt," said the bearer of one of them, "but you shall never get inside of it." To which Wolfe replied: "I will have