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Plan jSTo. 1. Is a view of the ground forming the' high plateau be- 

 tween the fortifications of the city of Quebec, on the east, and the 

 landing-place of the English army on the morning of the 13th of Sep- 

 tember, 1759, on the west. 



The principal indications on this plan are : — 



(a) The ridge, known as Buttes à Neveu (Claire Fontaine Street) 

 upon which the French army was drawn up. 



(h) The slope of the hill upon which a portion of the English line 

 was formed. 



(c) The probable position of the "House de Borgie," which the 

 light infantry occupied early in the morning of the 13th of Sept. 



(d) The position of Montcalm's camp, beyond the Eiver St. 

 Charles. 



(e) The probable route taken by the English army in its "march 

 towards the town in files." 



{f) The distance of the English camp from the walls of the' city, 

 after the battle. This being the place where the battle was fought, 

 according to Colonel Fraser. 



(g) The distance from the "Ridge" of the front of the French 

 army when "most of the soldiers of the first line were either killed 

 or wounded," according to the testimony of General M'alartic. 



(/i) Profile of the ground between St. Louis Gate and the land- 

 ing place, parallel with Grande Allée, 130 yards south. This profile 

 was made by Mr, Louis A. Vallée, CE., member of the Society of Civil 

 Engineers, from a large ordnance map attributed to Major Holland. 

 The elevations on the plan were taken from the River St. Lawrence 

 during the years 1785-86. The profile, therefore, represents the ap- 

 pearance of this portion of the ground, 26 years after the battle. 



(t) The position of the "Bakehouse," in the vicinity of which 

 about two hundred Canadians fought and "most were cut to pieces." 



Plan A. Is a portion of an authentic plan of the city of Quebec in 

 force to-day, upon which the positions of the armies have been placed 

 as found on plan B. This plan has been prepared to assist those who 

 are only familiar with modern Quebec, and who may not have an op- 

 portunity of consulting old plans. The positions of the armies were 

 determined from careful measurements taken from plan B by Mr. 

 Elzear Charest, architect, and director of Public Works of the Pro- 

 vince of Quebec. In the corner of the plan a reduction is given of a 



