Montcalm And Wolfe: the Riveting Story of the Heroes of the French & Indian War
“What at first they most dreaded was an advance of the enemy by way of Lake Champlain. Bourlamaque, with three battalions, was ordered to take post at Ticonderoga, hold it if he could, or, if overborne by numbers, fall back to Isle-aux-Noix, at the outlet of the lake. La Corne was sent with a strong detachment to intrench himself at the head of the rapids of the St. Lawrence, and oppose any hostile movement from Lake Ontario. Every able-bodied man in the colony, and every boy who could fire a gu...n, was to be called to the field. Vaudreuil sent a circular letter to the militia captains of all the parishes, with orders to read it to the parishioners. It exhorted them to defend their religion, their wives, their children, and their goods from the fury of the heretics; declared that he, the Governor, would never yield up Canada on any terms whatever; and ordered them to join the army at once, leaving none behind but the old, the sick, the women, and the children.1 The Bishop issued a pastoral mandate: “On every side, dearest brethren, the enemy is making immense preparations.MoreLess
Read book Montcalm And Wolfe: the Riveting Story of the Heroes of the French & Indian War for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
10 / 10
User Reviews: