/> 74; hears of his father's death, 76; his plan for the attack, 76-78;

proceeds to upper end of island of Orleans, 93; perceives all the

difficulty of the situation, 96; his proclamation to the Canadians, 101;

advances to Pointe Levis, 108; decides on bombardment of Quebec, 110;

seizes left bank of Montmorency River, 112; his hesitancy, 119; courtesy

to prisoners taken by Carleton, 125; tries to bridge Montmorency, 127;

attempts passage of Montmorency by a ford, 128; protests against use of

fire-rafts, 130; his poor opinion of Canadian militia, 132, 173; his

plan to bring on general engagement, 134; unsuccessfully attacks French

position at Montmorency, 139-143; greatly appreciates kindness shown to

Ochterlony, 145; after defeat at Montmorency, bombards city with

increased severity, 145; burns country on both sides of the St.

Lawrence, 149; ill of fever at Ange Gardien, 154; his great activity and

energy, 154; hands command over to his brigadiers, 154; his three plans

for attack, 154; accepts plans of brigadiers, 155; convalescent, 156;

letter to his mother, 156; his extreme despondency, 157; abandons

position at Montmorency, 158; resolves to attack above Quebec, 159;

gives general order to be ready for early landing, 163; goes to

Pointe-aux-Trembles to reconnoitre, 164; his great discouragement

expressed in letter to Lord Holdernesse, 166; goes down opposite Le

Foulon and makes careful examination of it, 168; his propositions to

council of war, as narrated by French author, 169; visits each ship in

the fleet above Quebec, 170; his last proclamation from H.M.S.

Sutherland, 172; bequests in his will, 175; intrusts portrait of Miss

Lowther to Captain Jervis, 175; his boat takes the lead in moving down

the river, 179; his conversation in the boat, 179; recites Gray's

Elegy, 180; climbs up cliff and arranges troops in line of battle,

182; advances towards Quebec, 186; marches to battle at head of his

troops, 197; death of, 200; his remains conveyed to England on Royal

William, 238; grief of his mother, 239; monument to, in Westminster

Abbey, 239. (Lord Dorchester era) His friendship for Carleton, 30; secures his

appointment to Quebec expedition, 31. (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Causes of his victory at

Quebec, 143. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Sydenham ranked with, 112. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Besieges Quebec, 25;

preparations made in event of his failure, 28; his success and death,

34; compared with Amherst, 35; Gugy comes with, to Quebec, 62; glories

won by, on Plains of Abraham, 121. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec;

Wood, Fight for Canada; Willson, Life and Letters of James Wolfe;

Salmon, Life of Wolfe; Bradley, Life of Wolfe and The Fight with

France.