Montcalm Louis Joseph Marquis De 1712-1759 Wolfe / Montcalm Era Seigneur De Saint
Veran, his appointment as commander-in-chief in New France, 1; his
friendship with Chevalier de Levis, 3; birth and descent of, 3;
education, 4; enters the army, 4; returns to Candiac, his birthplace, 5;
his marriage, 5; colonel of Auxerrois Regiment, 6; promoted to be
brigadier, 7; major-general with command of troops in North America, 7;
character of, 11; his expedition sails from Brest, 12; lands at Cap
Tourmente, 1
; greatly interested in Quebec, 15; goes to Montreal to
meet Vaudreuil, 27; king's instructions made him subordinate to
Vaudreuil, 28; places troops of Fort Carillon under charge of Levis, 32;
goes to Fort Frontenac, 34; captures Oswego, 34; erects a cross in
commemoration of the event, 35; calls a general assembly of the Indian
warriors, 40-42; vainly endeavours to arrest massacre at Fort William
Henry, 50; destroys the fort, 51; reports to home government destitute
condition of country and army, 53; his victory at Fort Carillon, 54-61;
erects cross with Latin inscription, 61; inveterate hatred between him
and Vaudreuil, 62; returning to Quebec, finds nothing in readiness, 79;
summons meeting of naval men, 80; speaks of Vaudreuil as playing the
general, 83; promoted to rank of lieutenant-general, 84; sarcastic
entries in his journal, 87; makes manor of De Salaberry at Beauport his
headquarters, 94; his military prudence, 96; little confidence in
fireships, 98; prepares for an attack on Beauport side, 104; consults
Levis as to concentration of their forces, 106; not anxious to dislodge
British from left bank of Montmorency, 119; gains battle at the
Montmorency River, 138-141; accuses English of scalping, 150;
despondent, 151; letter to Bourlamaque, 157; rearranges his forces, 159;
thought cliff above Quebec inaccessible, 160; writes to Levis expressing
desire to have him near, 165; despondent but determined to hold out,
173; completely deceived by feint made by British at Beauport, 174; his
anxiety respecting boats bringing provisions, 175; learns that the
British have gained the heights, 187, 188; sends forward troops and
immediately follows, 188; orders all remaining troops forward, 190;
disregards Vaudreuil's request not to precipitate engagement, 193; his
action severely criticized, 193, 194; encourages his troops, 196;
mortally wounded, 201; consulted by Vaudreuil as to best course to
pursue, 212; carried into house of Dr. Arnoux, 218; his message to
Townshend, 219; death and burial, 220, 221; forgotten in France,
remembered and honoured in Canada, 239. (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Causes of his defeat at
Quebec, 143. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) At Carillon, 18; unable to take advantage of victory
there, 22; destroys fort at Oswego, 25; a forged letter of, 49; his
memory green with Canadians, 122; referred to in D'Estaing's appeal,
123. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec; Wood, The Fight for Canada;
Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe; Bradley, The Fight with France;
Bonnechose, Montcalm et le Canada Francais; Casgrain, Montcalm et
Levis; Martin, Le Marquis de Montcalm; Guerin, Montcalm;
Manuscrits de Levis, ed. by Casgrain, vols. 6 and 7.