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NORTHERN ARMAGEDDON D. PETER MACLEOD THE BATTLE of THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM NORTHERN ARMAGEDDON DOUGLAS & MCINTYRE Vancouver/Toronto Copyright © 2008 by D. Peter MacLeod 0 8 0 9 10 11 12 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For a copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. 2323 Quebec Street, Suite 201 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada 5T 4 7 V S www.douglas-mcintyre.com Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication MacLeod, D. Peter, 1955 – Northern armageddon : the battle of the Plains of Abraham / D. Peter MacLeod. 978-1-55365-412-4 ISBN 1. Plains of Abraham, Battle of the, Québec, 1759. 2. Québec Campaign, 1759. 3. Canada—History—Seven Years’ War, 1755–1763—Campaigns. 4. Canada—History—To 1763 (New France). I. Title. 386.5. 33 2008 971.01’88 2008-904990-X FC M C Editing by Ian Coutts Jacket design by Peter Cocking and Jessica Sullivan Text design by Jessica Sullivan Front jacket image: copy of Domminic Serres, The Defeat of the French Fireships attacking the British Fleet at Anchor before Quebec, 28 June 1759, . 1900, -004291 c LAC C Back jacket images: left, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ( -027665); LAC C right, James Wolfe (Webster Library Collection, Archives & Research Library, New Brunswick Museum, 355 64, 2926S) LC B AN Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens Printed on acid-free paper that is forest friendly (100% post-consumer recycled paper) and has been processed chlorine free We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia through the Book Publishing Tax Credit, and the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program ( ) for our publishing activities. BPIDP For Caitlin, Meghan, Simon, Rory, Brenna, and James CONTENTS Maps The People of 1759 Preface PART 1 : ATTACKERS 1 | 500 Million Years of History 2 | Sailing to Armageddon 3 | James Wolfe in Love and War 4 | Fireships, Landing Craft, Bombardments 5 | Defeat at Montmorency 6 | The Triumph of Geography PART 2 : DEFENDERS 7 | The Man Who Saved Canada 8 | Soldiers and Shoe Brushes 9 | City at War 10 | Bombardment and Fire 11 | The Governor, the General, and Just a Hint of Scandal 12 | Wheat and War 13 | Alarms in the Night 14 | The Last Convoy to Quebec PART 3 : BATTLE 15 | The Anse au Foulon 16 | Standing on Guard 17 | Ashore in the Dark 18 | Night Battle 19 | The Plains of Abraham 20 | Preparing for Battle 21 | Montcalm’s Decision 22 | The French Charge 23 | Firefight 24 | Dying Generals 25 | The British Charge 26 | The Canadians Strike Back 27 | After the Battle PART 4 : SIEGE 28 | Besieging Quebec 29 | Townshend’s Siege 30 | Ramezay’s Surrender PART 5 : AFTERMATH 31 | Occupied Canada 32 | Canadian Winter 33 | The Second Battle of the Plains of Abraham PART 6 : CONSEQUENCES 34 | The Road to Quebec 35 | The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the History of the World Acknowledgements Endnotes Bibliography Illustration Credits
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