British Victory!

          After a long seven years, we have finally beaten the French and gained a new colony!  They battled in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. The Plains of Abraham is where the French and the British fought for victory. At least 440 British soldiers were killed or hurt, but we still managed to win this battle and it's all because of Wolfe. Our smart general leader found a sneaky, yet difficult, way to attack the French to win over the land. He sent soldiers and some ships over to Beauport to trick the French into thinking they were attacking there. Then, Wolfe sent some of his best soldiers to attack at the west side of New France at Anse-du-Foulon. This was very tricky because the soldiers had climb up a very steep, yet short, cliff to attack the French.  Wolfe called this the "Beauport feint." The French thought they had an advantage because they were on the higher grounds, but at this point, they didn't. Wolfe created a strategy called "The Thin Red Line." He tells the first line to shoot, then tells the second line to shoot while the first line reloads. He then tells the third line to shoot while line one and two are reloading and then goes back to the first line. The French surrender and victory becomes ours. After New France became ours, we signed The Peace Treaty to keep peace among the French and ourselves.

          Through this war, unfortunately, the great Wolfe dies. We hope he rests in peace. Without him, victory would not be ours!

Rachel

 January 24^th, 2013