Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge

Where Bourque is from is really halfway in between Montreal and Quebec City.

Marcheseau is from Cap-Rouge, which is basically Quebec City.

So in the old days, that was very divided.

When Quebec was in the league before they moved to Colorado, that was a big hatred between them, Quebec City and Montreal.

They wrote back to say they thought the defeats at the upper fords of the Montmorency, and at the heights facing the St. Lawrence, showed that the French could not be beaten by attacking the Beauport lines again, no matter from what side the attack was made.

They then gave him a plan of their own, which was to convey the army up the St. Lawrence and fight their way ashore somewhere between Cap Rouge, nine miles above Quebec, and Pointe-aux-Trembles, twenty-two miles above.

They argued that by making a landing there, the British could cut off Montcalm's communications with Three Rivers and Montreal, from which his army drew its supplies.

Wolfe's letter was dictated from his bed of sickness on the 26th.

The brigadier's plan of landing high up seemed all right till they tried to work it out.

Then they found troubles in plenty.

There were several places for them to land between Cap Rouge, nine miles above Quebec, and Pointe-aux-Trembles, thirteen miles higher still.

Ever since July 18th, British vessels had been passing to and fro above Quebec.