Diary Entry:
A Soldier's Account of the Campaign on Quebec, 1759
Dear Diary,
Louisbourg May 1st,1759: I have just been called for duty by the British naval army. I am in the 40th regiment of the Louisbourg Grenadiers. I really do not want to leave my family to go up north to Upper Canada, especially since my wife is pregnant with my 5th child. Dylan will be the man of the house while I am gone. I have my mother checking up on them as well. Although I do not want to leave my family, I am kind of excited to fight those damn French frogs, who think they can just take Britains land without a fight.
Louisbourg May 2nd, 1759: We got our uniforms today and we are starting to get trained. We wore red coats falling to the knee with the skirts, lapels and cuffs turned back to reveal a wide expanse of the lining of the regiment's colour. They feel a little uncomfortable, I think I just need time to get used to it. The main head wear for us was the black tricorne hat, a wide......
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