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The Journal of Military History, 1995
Canadian Historical Review, 1989
IN RECENT DECADES tWO historians of Canada during the Seven Years' War, Guy Frdgault and WilliamJ... more IN RECENT DECADES tWO historians of Canada during the Seven Years' War, Guy Frdgault and WilliamJ. Eccles, have attacked their predecessors' adulation of Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, by portraying him as a poor strategist, a mediocre tactician, and a defeatist. However true this might be, they also portray the French officer corps, including their commander, as contemptuous of Canadians and irregular warfare.' During the course of the Canadian campaign, Montcahn and his officers did demonstrate a general lack of respect for the petty raiding of la petite guerre and an ambiguous attitude towards the Canadian soldier. This, however, was less a rejection of irregular warfare than an expression of their belief that a more structured and This article was adapted from a military-oriented chapter of my •a.a thesis, 'On a Distant Campaign: French Officers and Their Views on Society and the Conduct of War in North America during the Seven Years' War' (Queen's University, •986), which was written under the direction of Dr George A. Rawlyk with the assistance of a SSHRC Special •a^ Scholarship. I wish to thank Dr Rawlyk and Dr James S. Pritchard of Queen's University's Department of History for the valuable comments and advice which they offered during the writing of this paper. For historians who favour Montcalm see Francis Parkman, France and England in North America, part 7: Montcalm and Wo./fe, u vols. (Boston •884); Henri-Raymond Casgrain, G uerre du Canada, • 7 5 6-• 76o: Montcalm et Le'vis, • vols. (Quebec • 89 •); and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx, Histoire du Canada depuis la ddcouverte, • vols. (Montreal •95o). For highly critical perceptions of the French general see Guy Fr•gault, La Gue•w de la conquOte (Montreal • 955); William J. Eccles, 'The French Forces in North America during the Seven Years' War,' Dictionmy of Canadian Biography (ncB), m, xv-xxiii; W.J.
The American Historical Review, 1992
... including George Billias, John Glover: Marblehead Mariner, and 'Victor Clark... more ... including George Billias, John Glover: Marblehead Mariner, and 'Victor Clark's first volume. The story is well told, however, and the sources widely mined. Collegz and university libraries will need to add this book to their collections. DAVID C. SMITH University of Maine ...
American National Biography Online, 2000
The Journal of Military History, 1995
Canadian Historical Review, 1989
IN RECENT DECADES tWO historians of Canada during the Seven Years' War, Guy Frdgault and WilliamJ... more IN RECENT DECADES tWO historians of Canada during the Seven Years' War, Guy Frdgault and WilliamJ. Eccles, have attacked their predecessors' adulation of Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, by portraying him as a poor strategist, a mediocre tactician, and a defeatist. However true this might be, they also portray the French officer corps, including their commander, as contemptuous of Canadians and irregular warfare.' During the course of the Canadian campaign, Montcahn and his officers did demonstrate a general lack of respect for the petty raiding of la petite guerre and an ambiguous attitude towards the Canadian soldier. This, however, was less a rejection of irregular warfare than an expression of their belief that a more structured and This article was adapted from a military-oriented chapter of my •a.a thesis, 'On a Distant Campaign: French Officers and Their Views on Society and the Conduct of War in North America during the Seven Years' War' (Queen's University, •986), which was written under the direction of Dr George A. Rawlyk with the assistance of a SSHRC Special •a^ Scholarship. I wish to thank Dr Rawlyk and Dr James S. Pritchard of Queen's University's Department of History for the valuable comments and advice which they offered during the writing of this paper. For historians who favour Montcalm see Francis Parkman, France and England in North America, part 7: Montcalm and Wo./fe, u vols. (Boston •884); Henri-Raymond Casgrain, G uerre du Canada, • 7 5 6-• 76o: Montcalm et Le'vis, • vols. (Quebec • 89 •); and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx, Histoire du Canada depuis la ddcouverte, • vols. (Montreal •95o). For highly critical perceptions of the French general see Guy Fr•gault, La Gue•w de la conquOte (Montreal • 955); William J. Eccles, 'The French Forces in North America during the Seven Years' War,' Dictionmy of Canadian Biography (ncB), m, xv-xxiii; W.J.
The American Historical Review, 1992
... including George Billias, John Glover: Marblehead Mariner, and 'Victor Clark... more ... including George Billias, John Glover: Marblehead Mariner, and 'Victor Clark's first volume. The story is well told, however, and the sources widely mined. Collegz and university libraries will need to add this book to their collections. DAVID C. SMITH University of Maine ...
American National Biography Online, 2000