Project Gutenberg 2025-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 143 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous An accurate and authentic journal of the siege of Quebec, 1759 $aLondon :$bLincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury, $c1759, reprint 1912. This eBook was produced by: Iona Vaughan, Pat McCoy & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "An accurate and authentic journal of the siege of Quebec, 1759 by Anonymous" is a first-hand historical account written in the mid-18th century. It traces the British campaign against French-held Quebec during the Seven Years' War, focusing on naval movements, siege operations, and the decisive battle that determined control of the city. The journal opens with a clear description of Quebec’s geography and formidable defenses, then follows the British fleet from Louisbourg into the St. Lawrence, the landing on Île d’Orléans, and the establishment of batteries at Point Lévis that set parts of the Upper Town, including the cathedral, ablaze. It recounts a failed assault at Montmorency after grenadiers advanced prematurely, followed by raids and maneuvers above the city as ships and troops slipped past Quebec under fire. The climax is a night landing west of the town, a daring ascent of the cliffs, and rapid deployment on the Plains of Abraham, where a disciplined close volley and bayonet charge routed the French. General Wolfe is mortally wounded at the moment of victory, and Montcalm dies of his wounds the next day. The city capitulates soon after; the terms are hastened by the season, the risk to the fleet, and reports of Bougainville’s approaching force. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/accurateauthenti00unse/page/2/mode/2up 20250801144549author 1759 GB Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759 Canada -- History -- Seven Years' War, 1755-1763 -- Campaigns E186 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 68768 2025-09-30T08:35:35.904950 text/html 44742 2025-08-07T12:13:14 text/html 213258 2025-09-30T08:35:38.003921 application/epub+zip 211941 2025-09-30T08:35:36.419908 application/epub+zip 87105 2025-09-30T08:35:36.153996 application/epub+zip 243745 2025-09-30T08:35:39.473925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228846 2025-09-30T08:35:37.755085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58080 2025-09-30T08:35:35.676034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38068 2025-08-07T12:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16969 2025-09-30T08:35:39.600907 application/rdf+xml 9733 2025-09-30T08:35:36.247005 image/jpeg 1653 2025-09-30T08:35:36.199961 image/jpeg 210356 2025-09-30T08:35:35.927008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia