Soldier at Quebec: 1759

Ginn and Company, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 10.5 inches by 7.75 inches. 24 pages. Color illustrations on covers. Illustrations (some in color). Map. Musical Score. Questions. For Further Reading. This is one of the Ginn Studies in Canadian History. The section titles are: Hot Stuff, The recruit, The colorful cloathing, Day by day, Punishment, The weapons of war, On His Majesty's Service, and Hot Stuff indeed! On September 13, 1759, during the Seven Years’ War (1756-63), a worldwide conflict known in the United States as the French and Indian War, the British under General James Wolfe (1727-59) achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec, defeating the French forces under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712-59) on the Plains of Abraham. Wolfe was fatally wounded during the battle, but his victory ensured British supremacy in Canada. On September 13, 1759, the British under General James Wolfe (1727-59) achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec to defeat French forces under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham (an area named for the farmer who owned the land). During the battle, which lasted less than an hour, Wolfe was fatally wounded. Montcalm also was wounded and died the next day. By 1760, the French had been expelled from Canada, and by 1763 all of France’s allies in Europe had either made a separate peace with Prussia or had been defeated. In addition, Spanish attempts to aid France in the Americas had failed, and France also suffered defeats against British forces in India. The Seven Years’ War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada and various French holdings overseas. The treaty ensured the colonial and maritime supremacy of Britain and strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and the south. Fifteen years later, French bitterness over the loss of most of their colonial empire contributed to their intervention in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) on the side of the Patriots. Condition: Good.

Keywords: British Army, Soldier, French Canada, Battle of Quebec, Plains of Abraham, Military Weapons, Recruit, Punishment, Military Clothing, Military Routine, Seven Year's War, French and Indian War

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