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.