PERTE DU CANADA

L,e Canada fut envahi par l'armée anglaise en juin 1759. Les envahisseurs avaient tout pour eux, le nombre, les ressources, le bon accord entre des colonies qui s'administraient librement elles-mêmes et ce gouverne-

1. Dupleix, who was the governor of French posts in India, was born in Landrecies (Nord) in 1697. He signaled himself by bis bravery and would probably hâve succeeded in conquering India, had he been helped by the French government- Hedied in 1763.

2. Minorque, an island in the Mediterranean, mainly produces wine, oranges and capers. It now belongs to Spain.