Montcalm, québec
Where did marquis de montcalm live.
L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia
Date Published:
July 2005
Montcalm, Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de (1712-1759), captain-general and commander-in-chief of the French forces in Canada (1756-9), was born at the château of Candiac, near Nimes, France, on February 29, 1712, the son of Louis Daniel de Montcalm, seigneur de Saint-Véran, and Marie-Thérèse de Castellane-Dampus.
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He received an excellent private education, and in 1721 entered the army as an ensign. In 1756 he was sent to Canada as commander-in-chief of the French forces, with the rank of major-general. He opened his campaign with the capture of Oswego in August, 1756; and in 1757 he took and demolished Fort William Henry.
His greatest success was, however, the defeat of Abercromby's invading army at Ticonderoga (Carillon) in 1758. In 1759 he defended Quebec against the army of Wolfe, until def
