Français  Contact Us  Help  Search  Canada Site Volume 1 (1000–1754) Volume 2 (1755-1871) Volume 3 (1872–2000) CHAPTER 1 The Conquest Military Situations at the Start of the War Reinforcements from Europe It's War! The Anglo-American Attack General Braddock's Disaster General Dieskau's Defeat The Acadian Tragedy General Montcalm Takes Oswego Tensions Among the French Staff The British Invasion Strategy The French Take Fort William Henry The British Lay Siege to Louisbourg French Victory at Ticonderoga The Invasion of the Ohio Valley A Change in Tactics General Mobilization in Canada The Siege of Quebec The Battle of the Plains of Abraham Quebec Surrenders Other Fronts The War Continues in Canada The Battle of Sainte-Foy The Arrival of Reinforcements The Final Invasion The Surrender The Fate of the Canadian Officers The Military Regime England Wins the War The Treaty of Paris CHAPTER 2 The Revolt of Pontiac and the American Invasion CHAPTER 3 The Coveted Pacific Coast CHAPTER 4 The Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 CHAPTER 5 Demobilization CHAPTER 6 The Royal Navy, Ruler of the Seas CHAPTER 7 A Decade of Turbulence APPENDIX A The British Armed Forces APPENDIX B Daily Life of Soldiers and Officers APPENDIX C Uniforms and Arms APPENDIX D Reference      CHAPTER 1 The Conquest           Other Fronts ( 2 pages )           1 2      Lake Champlain                While Wolfe lay siege to Quebec, General Amherst was slowly moving up Lake Champlain at the head of an impressive Anglo-American army of 11,000 men.  On July 23 he arrived at Fort Carillon, held by General François-Charles de Bourlamaque and approximately 2,000 men.  With the strength of the forces so unequal, the French blew up the fort three days later, after having evacuated it.  Continuing northward, Amherst's army reached Fort Saint-Frédéric, which the French also blew up.  By the time the Anglo-American forces reached the fort on August 4 nothing remained but ruins.  Amherst immediately ordered another fort built at the same location, to be called Crown Point (today in the State of New York).  Amherst's army then attempted to approach Tieaux-Noix, on the Richelieu, where Bourlamaque had dug in with his men, but four small French ships kept the army at bay.  With winter coming, the Anglo-Americans eventually withdrew to Crown Point.           1 2   Last Updated: 2004-06-20 Important Notices