Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon
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Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon ˌmäntˈkä(l)m gəˈzōn (1712–59) commander in chief of French forces in Canada during the
French and Indian War (1754–63). Montcalm, born near Nîmes, conquered Forts Oswego (1756) and William Henry (1757) and successfully defended
Ticonderoga against a powerful British assault (1758), but he was mortally wounded at
Quebec.
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Wolfe & Montcalm: Their Lives, Their Times and the Fate of a Continent.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Wolfe & Montcalm: Their Lives, Their Times and the...material portraying James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph Montcalm--the "stars" and opposing commanders...The profligate but likable King Louis XV appears, along with his influential...
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In 1756, Montcalm brought his ... European sensibility ... to Canada: a savage critic of most of his colleagues, Montcalm tried to make the defence of New France conform to European styles of warfare.(THE FIGHT FOR CANADA)
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...command of a competent general, Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm-Gozon de Saint-Veran. Montcalm...Accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville...Boulamaque, his chief engineer, Montcalm arrived in Quebec on May 12...
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Montcalm runs out of time.(Marquis de Montcalm)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and French lieutenant general Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, began their clash at Quebec...Champlain), at Montreal. Montcalm had plenty of artillery and...him and that he had to force Montcalm away from his fortress. Day...
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LAKE GEORGE'S MONTCALM OFFERS EXCELLENT FOOD, SERVICE.(Show)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/17/1987; 700+ words
; ...goodness. For years, the giant Montcalm, wedged between Northway Exit...name didn't help, either. Montcalm. As in Louis de Joseph, the bejeweled marquis, a...hideaways, like inside the Montcalm. Check it out." Finally...
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The fight for Quebec: England and France wage war to decide the fate of a continent.
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Quebec. Wolfe's opponent, Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm...honours, and a new regiment. When Louis XV needed a general to command...regulars sent to guard New France, Montcalm and his wife at first refused...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Get back, the angry citizens of Quebec tell Sir Paul.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/18/2008; 536 words
; ...national battlefields park on the site where British general James Wolfe defeated French troops led by the Marquis de Louis-Joseph Montcalm. Quebec premier Jean Charest tried to play down the controversy yesterday, telling the protesters: 'Relax...
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From the battle of Carillon.(What We Learned ...)
Magazine article from: Military History; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...their gifted young general, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, felt their country...get his army ashore. That gave Montcalm time to build trenches and barricades...bullets from the breastworks where Montcalm's men crouched, firing as...
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Lake George is marking 1757 surrender to French.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/4/2007; 557 words
; ...Associated Press LAKE GEORGE - When Louis-Joseph de Montcalm departed the southern shore of...ancestor who married the Marquis de Montcalm's sister. Marestan, 60...and Indian force commanded by Montcalm. On Aug. 10, 1757, hundreds...
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The fall of Fort William Henry.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; French major general Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm's victories over the English...months after arriving in Canada, Montcalm had successfully taken the English...after only three days of siege. Montcalm's target the next summer was...
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Plains of Abraham controversy over terror group
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...General James Wolfe's British soldiers overpowered Louis-Joseph de Montcalm's French troops. The enactment plans sparked angry...recreating the battle, descendants of both Wolfe and Montcalm will read letters from their ancestors during this...
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Louis Joseph de Montcalm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Joseph de Montcalm , 1712-59, French general. His name in fuller form was Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, marquis de Saint-Véran. A veteran of the...
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Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon ˌmäntˈkä(l...Canada during the French and Indian War (1754–63). Montcalm, born near Nîmes, conquered Forts Oswego (1756...
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Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Montcalm, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de (1712–59) French general in North America. Commander in chief of the French army in Canada (1756–59), he won several victories against the British, including...
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Montcalm, Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Montcalm, Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de (1712–59) French general. He defended Quebec against British troops under General Wolfe, but was defeated and mortally wounded in the battle on the Plains of Abraham.
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Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Véran
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Véran The French general Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Véran (1712...xEE;mes on Feb. 29, 1712, Louis Joseph Montcalm received a solid classical education...
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