MONTCALM in Classic Quotes

1  We are now fortified, garrisoned, and provisioned," cried Heyward cheerfully, "and may set Montcalm and his allies at defiance.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 5

2  He had been fond of believing, from the uncommon forbearance of the savages, that he was reserved as a prisoner to be delivered to Montcalm.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 10

3  Sir, you can; the marquis of Montcalm has, in addition to his other civilities, invited me to a personal interview between the works and his own camp; in order, as he says, to impart some additional information.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 15

4  Montcalm had filled the woods of the portage with his savages, every yell and whoop from whom rang through the British encampment, chilling the hearts of men who were already but too much disposed to magnify the danger.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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5  The veteran Scotchman just named held the first, with a regiment of regulars and a few provincials; a force really by far too small to make head against the formidable power that Montcalm was leading to the foot of his earthen mounds.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 1

6  Sometimes he fancied the wary savage, despairing of passing the army of Montcalm in safety, was holding his way toward a well-known border settlement, where a distinguished officer of the crown, and a favored friend of the Six Nations, held his large possessions, as well as his usual residence.

The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 10