The Passing of New France

“Montcalm was a leap-year baby, having been born on February 29, 1712, in the family castle of Candiac, near Nîmes, a very old city of the south of France… On January 26, 1756, the formal offer came in a letter approved by the king. ‘The king has chosen you to command his troops in North America, and will honour you on your departure with the rank of major-general.’ … Montcalm is, of course, a very prominent character in every history of New France. … The present work seems to be the only life of Montcalm written by an English-speaking author with access to all the original data, naval as well as military.”

Chapters include: Montcalm in France, Montcalm in Canada, Oswego, Fort William Henry, Ticonderoga, Quebec, and The Plains of Abraham. Illustrations, a Bibliographical Note, and an index to full names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.

William Wood

(1920, 2007), 2024, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, 178 pp.

ISBN: 9780788427749

101-W2774