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fire of the French at the jilace marked on tho ]>hin. Wolfe was at the 

 head of Braggfs répriment, advancing the moment after the firing, but 

 he fell instantly. " Our troops, says To\^Tishend, reserved their fire till 

 " within forty yards, which was so well continued that the enemy gave 

 " way everywhere. It was then our General fell." The General ap- 

 parently foil nt a short distance in advance of the place where the de- 

 cisive firing took place, and on the plan it will be seen that the monu- 

 ment is almost in a direct line in the rear of Bragg s regiment, from 

 the front of which he was carried to the place where he died. 



Reviewing the whole of the testimony, tho principal points in 

 favour of the position set forth, appear to be these : 



1. The passages cited were probably recorded by their authors near 

 the time of the battle, when the events were fresh to their minds. 



2. The plan, upon which several of the calculations are based, has 

 lieen proved by tests to be accurate in its general outlines, and to bear 

 evidence of hïiving been drawn by a competent officer. It bears the 

 mark of being official by its inscription to the secretary of state', and the 

 book with which it is published, is dedicated to Townshend. 



3. The localization of houses on the left of the English line having 

 been found to agree with the positions of houses indicated on the plan, 

 and to accord with the evidence furnished by the journals of Fraser, 

 Knox, Johnstone and Townshend. 



4. The statement by Knox, that one of the houses, mentioned by 

 name, was occupied by the English early in the morning, when they 

 were practically in possession of the field, would seem to furnish proof 

 that the French did not pass this point on the left. 



5. The repeated statement by French and English authorities, that 

 the British occupied an eminence on the right, the position of which is 

 established, while the French were still on the ridge, affords grounds for 

 the belief that the French did not pass this point on the right. 



G. The distance between the houses occupied on the left, and the 

 eminence on the right being about 1000 yards, renders it improbable 

 that the French passed this line in the centre. 



7. The statement by Knox, that the camp was situated at a dis- 

 tance of about 1000 yards from the garrison, and the evidence of Fraser, 

 that the battle was fought on the ground where the camp was formed. 



8. The repeated statements that immediately before the battle a ile- 

 tachment was sent to the ground on which the army formeil after gain- 

 ing the heights, to preserve communication with the landing place, 

 which would apparently have been unnecessary if the English were 

 drawn u\) in battle either on the race course or the Marchmont property. 



