He would not wait for Bougainville, nor would he hold back for the garrison of Quebec.

He saw that the gauge of battle had been flung down to him and he knew that he must march at once upon the British--and the Americans.

Mounted on a black horse, he rode up and down the lines, waving or pointing his sword, his dark face alive with energy.
Montcalm now formed his men in three divisions.

M.de Senezergues led the left wing made up of the regiments of Guienne and Royal Roussillon, supported by Canadian militia.

M.de Saint Ours took the right wing with the battalion of La Sarre and more Canadian militia.