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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow
- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914
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September 13
1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham
1759: The Battle of Quebec
1942: HMCS OTTAWA is cut in two and sinks after being attacked by U-91 in the mid-atlantic. HMCS ST CROIX conducts depth charge attacks, while two corvettes pick up just 65 survivors from a crew of 179.
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