The Plains
First Light, Sept 13 1759
As he feared, Montcalm awoke to a sea of redcoats to his west, ready and in battle lines. However, his troops too stood ready on the battlefield.
The general knew he was outnumbered two-to-one, and with the motherland months away by boat, there were no reinforcements.
To his north, stood Dumas and his small band of militia, Levis and his cavalry stood at the other flank. Canons blared as each shot kicked dirt up.
The french canons called back, the impact threw some British regulars ten feet in the air.
William Howe's Calvary maneuvered to the other side of the battlefield and quickly engulfed Dumas' men. The attack was ferocious, that the squares could hardly hold them back.
The large mob of redcoats began to advance.
"Fire by file" General Wolfe cried out. Subordinate officers raced at the command.
Muskets blared and a wall of Frenchmen fell.
To Montcalm's surpise even more British guns were unlimbering. The only advantage, that Montcalm could think that he had was that he was at the short end of the trapezoid. Could he use it as it was used in earlier battles such as Agencourt? But still, the plains were slanted against him.
Mid morning
A perfectly placed shot took out one of the British canons. At this point in the day, the British line began to arc. Wolfe was at the center of it, directly commanding the 28th. He watched as his Fraiser highlanders were torn up by muskets. However, he could see that the french were hurting.
Townshed was somewhere in the south, Howe in command of the north.
With the northern extreme of his line weakening, De Vergor was sent in to support Dumas. Many french laid dying on the field as the muskets and the cavalry were too much for the militia to handle.
Yet, the two militias combined were enough for the pressure to be relieved.
With the moment of reprieve, horse stakes were set up. Hopefully, future fighting would be less intense.