The Battle of the Plains (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Battle of the PlainsThe Battle of the Plains of Abraham, fought on the 13th of September, 1759 - the most memorable date in the history of Canada - has been variously described by our many historians, and it is no purpose of this brochure to enter into the causes Which led to the engagement, or to give any continuous narrative of. The Whole of the fourth siege of Quebec. The introduc tory paragraphs are confined to the topo graphy of the scene of the battle, pfiyoviding the outlines of an observation iesson to the visitor or to the young student of Canadian history While the remaining pages contain a description in verse which has for its object the emphasizing of the heroic shock of the battle, and the romantic and immortal fate of the two opposing generals who took part in it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.