The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-20
WHERE DID WOLFE FALL?
A Century Long Error Corrected by
Lately Discovered Maps.

duu tSitCldIIy w IVul 1919 "ii0 "
made a pilgrimage to the supposed
site of Wolfe and MontcaIm's great
battle. to learn that no military
contest ever occurred upon the
ground that has been pointed out
out for the last threC-luarters OF a
century as the original Plains Of
Abraham.
In 1888 an agitation was begun
for the perpetual maintenance by
the Dominion Government Of what
was then universally believed to
be the site ef The momentouS
battle-ground. THIS agitation has
developed the fact named above,
and now clearly established by un-
improbable documentary eVi.
dence, the discovery of which
ranks among the most important
historical finds Of the present day.
The ground III question is owned
by tie UrSuline nuns Of Quebec,
and when they had it surveyed
and were offering it for sale II
building lots couple Of years ago,
angry protests came, not only
from all parts of Canada, but from
England and the United States as
well, against what was hastily as
sumed to be a proposed desecra
ton of ground that has been con
secrated by the blood Of sons of
the worlds greatest heroes. Under
the impeachment Of this tradition,
almost universally held, that the
property Of the nuns was the scene
of VOTES great victory, thorough
search was undertaken in the Lon
don, for the purpose of establish
ing the actual site of the battle
beyond any possibility of further
dispute.
The assistance Of tho most pro-
minent public men Of both Great |
Britain and Canada was invoked |
by the SearChers after historical
truth, and the result has been the
discovery Of valuable mass of
hitherto unknown manuscripts,
maps and plans Of the time of the
British conquest Of Canada.
Every one Of these plans and maps
shows cOnclusiveIy that no part
of the battle Of 1859, which deuid-
ed the fate Of New France, was
fought upon ground now known as
the Plains Of Abraham. The orr
ginal title deeds Of the property
have been found and traced, and
they show that the present sup
posed site Of the battlefield never
formed any part Of the original
Plains Of Abraham, and never be
longed to Maltre "Abraham.r OF
Abraham Martin, who gave his
name to the property upon which
the battle was fought
Expert examination of these
plans and maps shows that the
battle of the plains was foughtlsery
much nearer to the walls of
Quebec than the supposed site now I
pointed out to tourists as that of !
the famous struggle. 1t all oc.
upon the city side, far be- f
You'd the monument bearing the
inscription: "IIere died Wolfe.
victorious" though the expiring
general was probably carried back
IN the rear to this spot to breathe
his laSt. The original error in the !
location of the battlefield was cor =
[iilued because maps and plans Of
e drawn at the time of the fight.
we're not to be had in Canada.
me error was encouraged by ;,
hawkins and other historians of :,
lalf to three-quarters of a century
go, who took for the rains of old }.
french redoubt known to have
'eeh erected on the battlefield. u
he remnants of English works 60
hown clearly upon the newly -
)und plans to have been erected :.
y the British in the rear of the ~,
attlefield Immediately after the -
sht in order to protect their line an
communication with the river. do
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