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The Story of the World for Children of the British Empire
The Story of the World for Children of the British Empire Author:M. B. Synge General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: Blackwood Subjects: Europe History / General History / World Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the ... more »General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 1727-1759.] JAMES WOLFE. 27 teen, and distinguished himself at Culloden Moor. He was now given supreme command of the expedition to the famous fortress of Louisburg, the key to Canada, which he was to conquer triumphantly. All England now thrilled with the coming struggle in America. The merchant at his desk, the captain on the deck of his ship, the colonel at the head of his regiment, -- all felt the magic influence of William Pitt. All eyes were strained towards the backwoods of the wild West, where the drama was to be played out. Fort Duquesne was taken from the French, and to-day, on the same site, stands the city named after Pitt, -- Pittsburg, one of the largest towns in Pennsylvania. So Pitt had roused England to a sense of her danger and her responsibility, and helped her to rise to a greatness far surpassing the dreams of either Elizabeth or Cromwell. 7. THE FALL OP QUEBEC. " They have fallen Each in his field of glory. Wolfe upon the lap Of smiling victory, that moment won." -- Cowpee. Wolfe left England late in February 1759, buc the winds being contrary and the seas running 28 MARQUIS DE MONTCALM. [1712-1759. high, May had opened before the wild coast of Nova Scotia was dimly seen through whirling mists of fog. The Louisburg harbour was still choked with ice, and it was not till June that the advanced squadron of the fleet could begin the passage of the St Lawrence. Wolfe had never seen Quebec, the city he was sent out to capture; but he knew that Montcal...« less