Research Catalog

Title

Backs to the wall : the Battle of Sainte-Foy and the conquest of Canada / D. Peter MacLeod.

Author

MacLeod, D. Peter, 1955-

Publication

Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2016]

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Details

Description

ix, 253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map; 24 cm

Summary

"The Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 and the subsequent capitulation of Quebec set the stage for an equally significant French-British engagement in the struggle for northeastern North America, the Battle of Sainte-Foy. In the spring of 1760, after having suffered a brutal winter, Quebec garrison commander James Murray's troops were vulnerable and reduced to an army of skeletal invalids due to malnutrition and scurvy. Trapped in hostile territory and lacking confidence in the fortifications of Quebec, Murray planned to confront French attackers outside the walls. Instead of waiting at Montreal for the British to attack, Montcalm's successor, François-Gaston de Lévis, returned to the plains for a rematch accompanied by every combatant available--French regulars, Canadian militia and First Peoples warriors. The ensuing Battle of Sainte-Foy was less a battle for territory than a struggle for survival between two equally desperate adversaries. If the British lost the battle, they would lose Quebec. If the French lost the battle, they would very likely lose Canada--both the French and the British had their backs to the wall. MacLeod presents this historical event in riveting detail, from the preparation and day-by-day actions during the engagement to the compelling siege of Quebec by land and ship. Backs to the Wall is an accessible and engaging account of an important episode in Canadian history."--

Alternative Title

Battle of Sainte-Foy and the conquest of Canada

Subject

• Sainte-Foy, Battle of (Québec, Québec : 1760)
• 1760
• Sainte-Foy, Battle of, Québec, Québec, 1760
• Québec > Québec

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Call Number

JFE 17-1168

ISBN

• 9781771621274
• 1771621273

OCLC

951222552

Author

MacLeod, D. Peter, 1955- author.

Title

Backs to the wall : the Battle of Sainte-Foy and the conquest of Canada / D. Peter MacLeod.

Publisher

Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2016]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Chronological Term

1760

Other Form:

MacLeod, D. Peter, 1955-, author. Backs to the wall. (CaOONL)20169036715

Research Call Number

JFE 17-1168