Quebec: French Artillery on the Plains
Black Hussar Miniatures 28mm French SYW 8pdr T he plains I refer to is of course the Plains of Abraham and I've been revisiting my research on what French guns were brought up by Montcalme's forces on the great day of battle. On a rather detailed orbat I developed some years back I have listed four 6pdr guns. I could of course trust that at the time I knew what I was about. The reason I'm challenging this is because figure manufacturers who cover the French & Indian War specifically don't appear to make a French 6pdr. Front Rank does because they cover the Seven Years War more broadly. So, how many guns did the French bring up and what were they? According to Stuart Reid, "no more than four were actually dragged up on to the Plains of Abraham" (Quebec 1759: The battle that won Canada - Osprey Campaign series 2003). Talk about hedge your bets. We aren't told the caibre either s o I have to look a little further then. Sticking with Osprey, we have Ren...
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