Abraham, the Plains of, or Heights of, close to the city of Quebec, were the scene of the battle between Montcalm and Wolfe, 13th September 1759. They were so called from A. Martin, a pilot known as 'Maitre Abraham.' See WOLFE.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 19
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