The Fall of Canada: A Chapter in the History of the Seven Years War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Fall of Canada: A Chapter in the History of the Seven Years WarHis chief debt in respect to the use of material is to Dr. George H. Locke, Librarian of the Toronto public Library to the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec and to Dr. A. G. Doughty, the Dominlon Archivist at Ottawa, upon whose great stores and knowledge he has drawn so freely as to make adequate recognition impossible. Two descem dants of chief actors in the drama on opposing sides have rendered kind assmtance M. René de Keral lain, great-grandson of Colonel de Bougainville, has given most valuable information and criticism, and Maj or-general R. Mahon, great-grandson of General Murray, has furnished the contemporary print of his ancestor. To the Rev. Fathero'leary of Quebec the author is indebted for the drawing of the General Hospital. He has received much help from the criticisms of Colonel Wood of Quebec and Professor Egerton of Oxford.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.