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Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893

"Montcalm and Wolfe"


joy at fall of Louisbourg, 404
Wolfe's comments on, 411
his blunders, 418, 428
attacks Ticonderoga (1758), 422-424
his defeat, 425
his retreat, 426
Abraham, heights of, 523 (_See also_ Quebec)
Wolfe's plan to climb, 521-532, 537
guarded by Captain de Vergor, 533, 535
surprised and captured, 540
Abraham, Plains of, 542 (_See also_ Quebec)
Wolfe's army forms on, 542
battle for Quebec on, 544-550
rout of French forces,. 546-550
behavior of Canadians, 549-550
French and English losses, 547n.-548, 552, 637-638
report of battle on, 638-639
Acadia (Nova Scotia), Conflict for, 82-106
conquered by Nicholson, 82
ceded to England (1713), 82
guaranteed religious freedom, 82, 87
hostility of French-Canadian authorities, 82, 84, 174-175
English patience and moderation, 83, 85, 94-96, 175
Halifax founded, 84
treachery of French clergy, 86-102
British seize ship in, 97
British-French disputes over boundaries, 102-105
failure to settle boundary disputes, 105
life in, 189-190
emigration under French pressure (1748-1755), 17n.
its value to France, 175-176
British remove settlers, 186-205
delay in finding British settlers, 205
Acadian, oath of allegiance to George II, 83, 87
urged to leave by French, 87, 89, 93ff.
threats of Le Loutre, missionary priest, 93ff.


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