Wolfe's Manifesto
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The British
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 advances in 1758 into the colony of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...

 instilled fear into the Canadiens' hearts. The inhabitants of the French
France
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 colony were "terror-stricken". Taking advantage of the situation, British General James Wolfe
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...

adopted a strategy of psychological intimidation. Wolfe's Manifesto was issued on June 28, 1759.

Source

Brian Connell, ed., The Siege of Quebec and the Campaigns in North America, 1757-1760 by Captain John Knox (Missisauga: Pendragon House, 1980),pp. 135-6.
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