The first was commanded by M. de Calheres who kept on the enemy's left his centre consisted of two battalions of militia and the two battalions of troops composed the wings, the nrtlllery being The greater portion of the Indians of the first in the middle preceded by the two centre battalions. ;

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line had

been thrown on the right wing, as they desired.

From time to time forlorn hopes of the

most active savages and Frenchmen were deployed to discover and receive the first fire. The second line was commanded by M. de Vaudreuil who placed himself on the right wing.

It

was composed of an equal number of battalions of militia and soldiers. M. le Compte preceded by the cannon was borne, on a chair, (fauteuif,,) between the two lines, in a position to place himself when lie thought proper at the head, through the interval of the two battalions of militia of the first line.

Each battalion was only two deep, and showed a very great front.

M. le Compte had around him

his guard, his staff, and the canoe and batteaux men.

They united during the march at some places at which it was very difficult to pass the cannon through defiles, and over streams of some magnitude where the order of battle was broken, so that we were from sunrise till night in getting to the location of the village after a number of wheelings (quarts dc But the activity of conversion) and other evolutions sufficiently difficult to execute in the woods. Ten other men would not have accomplished all Sieur Subercaze, major, supplied every requisite. that he performed alone, and though he was assisted by good adjutants (aides major) he considered This campaign furnished him with an opportunity to it nevertheless his duty to be everywhere. signalize his activity and his zeal on several occasions, but as this is the principal, mention of it cannot be avoided.