The British, meanwhile, prepare for their risky…
September 1759 CE
Troops had already been aboard landing ships and drifting up and down the river for several days[ when Wolfe on September 12 makes a final decision on the British landing site, selecting L'Anse-au-Foulon.
L'Anse-au-Foulon is a cove situated southwest of the city, three kilometers upstream from Cap Diamant.
It lies at the bottom of a fifty-three meter (one hundred and seventy-four foot) high cliff leading to the plateau above, and is protected by a battery of guns.
It is not known why Wolfe selected Foulon, as the original landing site was to be further up the river, in a position where the British would be able to develop a foothold and strike at Bougainville's force to draw Montcalm out of Quebec and onto the plains.
Brigadier-General George Townshend writes that "by some intelligence the General had, he has changed his mind as to the place he intended to land."
In his final letter, dated HMS Sutherland, 8:30 p.m. September 12, Wolfe writes: “I had the honour to inform you today that it is my duty to attack the French army. To the best of my knowledge and ability, I have fixed upon that spot where we can act with most force and are most likely to succeed. If I am mistaken I am sorry for it and must be answerable to His Majesty and the public for the consequences."
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François-Charles de Bourlamaque
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James Cook
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James Wolfe
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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
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Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnal, Marquis de Vaudreuil
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