British, and several times they were pushed back. Once again, the French General called for his men to charge the British line. From left to right, all the advance began. The most exposed redoubt, manned by the rangers and the volunteers, was over run by the grenadiers. This action exposed the left flank of Bragg’s regiment which began to waver. The La Sarre brigade, advanced without firing to within thirty paces of the English line where they became mired down in knee deep snow. This exposed them to murderous fire of grapeshot from the British cannon. The losses were so bad, Lvis sent orders for them to make a half-turn to the right, and fall back to a row of houses. These orders were disobeyed by Dalquier, who led a bayonet charge on the English right. Seeing this, the center also advanced. The grenadiers again gained control of the mill. At this point, Lvis ordered a flanking movement, using the Royal Roussillon and Queen’s brigades. But an error in judgment caused the Queen’s brigade to fall in behind the French left flank. Lvis was forced to attempt the action with the Royal Roussillon only. Poulariez, taking advantage of a dip in the ground, led his men along the edge of the cliff. This caught the British right flank by surprise, where upon a panic ensued. Confusion spread among the men, and their officers could not rally them. Murray, ordered his reserve to both flanks, but they arrived too late to restore order. M urray did manage to regain enough control for an semi-organized retreat to the walls of Quebec. The British were spared a total defeat only because of the failure of the Queen’s regiment to cut off their avenue of excape. This and the fact the French were too weary to catch them! In their rush for safety, they had abandoned all their artillery, tools, and the dead and wounded. The French army encamped around Quebec in preparation for a siege. They attacked the ramparts, but were repelled. Lvis...
