, when under the cover of darkness, he could advance and attempt to turn the English right flank. As he was reforming his incoming troops for the assault, he was surprised to see the church at St. Foy in flames. The English were pulling back to Quebec! The order was given to advance, the cavalry and grenadiers were ordered to pursue the English, and followed to a point with in a mile and a half of the walls of Quebec. Here they established themselves in a house and windmill. The main body of the army had gained positions in the village by 6am. Fortifications were established in houses along the St. Foy road. D awn came to find Lvis inspecting the Plains of Abraham, seeking a favorable location to meet the enemy when he appeared. Due to Murray’s actions of the night before, he believed the English would remain on the defensive. To strengthen this belief, a few British detachments were to be seen on the horizon, one of which was abandoning a redoubt overlooking the Foulon. Lvis then ordered some of his escorting troops to occupy this position, while he advanced to observe the English movements. He found that General Murray had come out of the town with his entire army, proceeded by twenty-two field pieces, of which two were howitzers. Each man carried in addition to his weapon, either a pick of shovel, as if Murray intended to establish himself outside of the walls. When the English troops reached the Buttes- -Neveu, the regiments were formed up in order of battle. With a frontage of two deep they marched towards the heights where the previous fall, Wolfe had awaited Montcalm. At this moment, Lvis saw more of Murray’s troops emerge from the revine covering the entire plain from the crest of the cliff, to St. Foy road. As the English advanced they extended their lines to cover as much of the level ground as possible. When it became clear he would have to face the entire British army, Lvis withdrew his detachment from the redo...
