Walk-through

5th Jul 1758
John à Cleeve sets sail

John à Cleeve sails from the southern shore of Lake George with the 46th Regiment of Foot.

6th Jul 1758
Brigadier Lord Howe is killed

Arriving at the northern shore of Lake George, Howe is killed and Abercromby takes command of the regiment.

7th Jul 1758
Abercromby advances

Montcalm withdraws to Crown Point and Abercrombie advances to a saw-mill two miles from Fort Carillon.

9th Jul 1758
The wounded leave Fort Carillon

A flotilla of boats with the wounded, including John à Cleeve, leave Fort Carillon for the St Lawrence River and Montreal.

The middle of the month Jul 1758
Sergeant Barboux takes a short cut

On the advice of Bateese Guyon and against the wishes of Menehwehna, Sergeant Barboux takes a short cut up the tributary of the Richelieu to a pass in the Adirondack Mountains.

The middle of the month Jul 1758
The party divides

Barboux, the Indians and John à Cleeve go on ahead, while Guyon and McQuarters follow with the baggage. The advance party discover the body of a French Canadian killed by the Iroquois.

The middle of the month Jul 1758
Westwards towards the St.Lawrence

The advance party flee westwards towards the St. Lawrence leaving the baggage train to take care of itself. They hear the cry of a dying man, M. Armand des Noel-Tilly.

The middle of the month Jul 1758
John à Cleeve escapes

After an unsuccesful escape attempt and an attack by the Iroquois, John à Cleeve and Menehwehna manage to escape by canoe, taking with them the jacket of Barboux which contains a secret message.

The end of the month Jul 1758
Arrival at Boisveyrac

John à Cleeve and Menehwehna arrive at Boisveyrac and are questioned by Fr. Launoy. John à Cleeve is mistaken for a wounded Frenchman but Fr. Launoy has doubts about him.

The start of the month Aug 1758
Arrival at Fort Amitié

John à Cleeve and Menehwehna arrive at Fort Amitié with Dominique. Diane des Noel-Tilly falls in love with John. Jealous, Dominique asks to leave in the morning. John discovers the sealed message in the tunic and conceals it from Menehwehna.

The middle of the month Aug 1758
John à Cleeve falls in love

Diane brings a new and old tunic to John. He falls in love with her.

The end of the month Aug 1758
A second dispatch is discovered

Diane discovers a second dispatch in the tunic. John realises that his identity as a French soldier has been compromised. The dispatch is taken to the Commandant.

28th Aug 1758
Escape from Fort Amitié

Forced by the arrival of Bateese Guyon, John à Cleeve reveals his true identity to Diane. She refuses him but helps him and Menehwehna to escape.

Sep 1758
John à Cleeve and Menehwehna travel on the Great Lakes

John à Cleeve and Menehwehna travel on the St. Lawrence to the Great Lakes, arriving at Michillimackinac.

Oct 1758
At Michillimackinac

John à Cleeve assumes the Indian name of Netawis. Menehwehna introduces him to his daughter, Azoka, who falls in love with him. 

Aug 1759
The Council in Fort Niagara

John à Cleeve agrees to be the translator for the Ojibway at the Council in Fort Niagara of the British and the Indians of the Great Lakes. The 46th Regiment hold the fort, but John à Cleeve is not recognised.

15th Aug 1760
Fort Amitié is threatened by British forces

General Amherst arrives at La Galette, as part of a 3-pronged British advance. Diane decides to remain and die in Fort Amitié with her father. 

22nd Aug 1760
General Amherst starts his bombardment

General Amherst commences his bombardment on Fort Amitié, where the Commandat has decided to fight a delaying action. 

26th Aug 1760
Fort Amitié is taken

After a breach is opened, Fort Amitié falls. The Commodandat is killed lowering the flag. Diane is trapped in the flagstaff tower, where she is rescued by John in Indian dress.

5th Sep 1760
On the St. Lawrence

Dominique and Bateese Guyon guide the British forces from Fort Amitié towards Montreal. Realising John à Cleeve's true identity, Dominique sees that he has finally lost Diane. He leads the flotilla up a dangerous branch of the river but John seizes the helm, saving some of the boats, although 46 are lost.

 

8th Sep 1760
Montreal surrenders

After a 2-day seige, Montreal surrenders. John à Cleeve resigns his commission to work for the new governor, General Murray. Diane retires to the convent where she was educated.

31st Dec 1775
John à Cleeve and Diane are reconciled

Meeting again when American forces stand outside Quebec, John à Cleeve and Diane are reconciled.

Summer 1818
Montgomery's body returns to New York

The widow of Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery watches as the cortège carrying the body of her husband is conveyed from Quebec to the cenotaph in New York.

31st Dec 1875
A ball in Quebec

A ball is held in Quebec to celebrate the victory of British Canada over the American colonists, with the celebrants wearing the dress of 1775 and carrying the sword of Richard Montgomery.