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From tlic bridofe he sent an order to L/aSarre, Languedoc, and the 

 400 men of M. Leborgne, to march with all diligence. 



Two minutes later another order commanded l'éarn to march, who 

 on the way met the Major-General, and was informed by him that the 

 English were already in battle opposite the city — that he (the Major- 

 General) was going for Royal Ronssillon «nd other troops, and that they 

 were to follow the same road and gain the heights nearest the town. 

 (Les plus près de la ville). 



Ile (Montcalm) arrived at nine o'clock and placed himself between 

 Languedoc and Guienne. The Eoyal Eoussillon joined them half an 

 hour later and took the left. Some platoons of soldiers of the colony, 

 and some Canadians were exchanging shots with the English from be- 

 hind some brushwood and stones, which were between the two armies 

 (en avant des deux armées). The English, who had their field guns, 

 annoyed us very much with their grape shot. Two guns were sent to us 

 from the town at half past nine, and were placed on the right, from 

 where a few discharges were made. The rest of the Government men 

 arrived at the same hour. 



M. de Montcalm passed along the front of the army composed of 

 2,o00 men, and inquired if they were fatigued, and observed the move- 

 ments of the enemy. Having seen that they were reinforcing, and 

 fearing that they would turn the right of our army, he commanded a 

 march towards them. The regiments pushed forward with good grace, 

 but they had hardly advanced one hundred paces, when the Canadians 

 forming the first line, and the soldiers of the third, fired in an irregular 

 manner, and according to their custom, threw themselves flat upon the 

 ground to reload. This false movement had the effect of breaking up 

 all the battalions. Most of the soldiers of the first line were either 

 killed or wounded by the discharges of the English who were situated 

 on an elevated ground. Those who had thrown themselves upon the 

 ground, after rising made a half turn to the right, took to the city road 

 and went into the suburbs, without it being possible to rally them. 

 M. de ^lontcalm, wounded in the abdomen, had to be carried into the 

 city. Tho Major-General ordered that the borders of the suburbs 

 should be lined with troops; a quarter of an hour later, each battalion 

 was ordered to send a picket into the city, and the rest of the army to 

 make for the bridges. M. le Marquis de Vaudreuil, who before the 

 route had come up to the heights, persuaded the Canadians to come up 

 again, but after a few moments firing with the English, they were forced 

 to retire. 



From this evidence we learn, that at some time after half past nine, 

 wlien the French were still close to the town, on the high ground, tlie 



