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Mémoire Du Sieur De Ramezay, Commandant À Québec, Au Sujet De La Reddition De Cette Ville, Le 18 Septembre 1759, D'Après Un Manuscrit Aux Archives Du

Mémoire Du Sieur De Ramezay, Commandant À Québec, Au Sujet De La Reddition De Cette Ville, Le 18 Septembre 1759, D'Après Un Manuscrit Aux Archives Du

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Canadian HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354489923
ISBN13: 9789354489921
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.32 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Quebec is under pressure, and time is running out. A city falls; one speaks. Memoire du Sieur de Ramezay, commandant at Quebec, follows the tense hours and hard choices that led to the surrender of Quebec on 18 September 1759, a turning point in the Seven Years War. Drawn from a manuscript preserved in the French naval archives, this historical memoir offers a primary source collection in miniature: an officer's account of responsibility, scarcity, and the human cost of the siege of Quebec. For Canadian history research and military history students, it brings New France 1759 and the Quebec City 18th century into sharp focus, with the immediacy only first-hand testimony can give. Read in the shadow of the Plains of Abraham battle and the British conquest of Canada, this historical document reprint clarifies how capitulation was explained and recorded from the French side, beyond later myth and ceremony. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Casual readers will feel the clock ticking in every page; classic-literature collectors will appreciate the rarity and documentary authority of a voice so close to the moment. More than a curiosity, it is a precise witness to the surrender of Quebec, and a key document for understanding how empires change hands. It belongs beside campaign histories, letters, and journals that map the fall of Quebec in detail.

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