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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

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I don’t care how they dress so long as they mind their fighting.
- Sir Thomas Picton, British general killed at Waterloo, 1815, when questioned about the slovenly appearance of his troops
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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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