Brigadier Haviland was to force the passage of the Ile aux Noix at the end of Lake Champlain, and strike the St. Lawrence opposite Montreal.
Re-embarking his army, he returned to Canada, where he placed it in winter quarters; making the Isle Aux Noix his most advanced post.
The Isle Aux Noix is a low unhealthy place, badly supplied with water; where the troops were so universally seized with fevers, as to compel General Sullivan to retire to the Isle Lamotte.
The Isle Aux Noix lies at the junction of the Sorel with lake Champlain; and to prevent the armed vessels at St. John's from entering the latter, a boom was drawn across the narrow channel, at the point of union between those waters.
They heard too that Bourlamaque after his retreat from Ticonderoga and Crown Point was sitting securely within his lines and intrenchments at Isle-aux-Noix and that the cautious Amherst would delay longer and yet longer.
Bougainville was stationed at Isle-aux-Noix to bar the approach from Lake Champlain, and a force under La Corne was held ready to defend the rapids above Montreal, should the English attempt that dangerous passage.
It became known that Amherst was not moving on Montreal, and Bourlamaque wrote that his position at Isle-aux-Noix was impregnable.
Soon after the capitulation of Burgoyne, Ticonderoga and Mount Independence were evacuated and the garrison retired to Isle aux Noix and St. John's.
The British fleet at Isle au Noix was slightly stronger than his own, therefore he established a navy yard at Vergennes, in Vermont, seven miles up the Otter River, and at the mouth erected earthworks and batteries.
Already a favouring wind had made it possible for Downie to leave Isle au Noix and sail down the lake with his gallant crew, under gallant canvas clouds.
Despatches were immediately sent off by the officer in command of the stone mills at Lacolle, to Isle-aux-Noix for aid, and Captain Broke with a picquet of the 13th regiment, was sent to him.
The security of Montreal depended mainly on the French continuing to hold control of Lake Champlain, and Île-aux-Noix which they now set to work to fortify.
In June they took the American gunboats at Isle-aux-Noix on the Richelieu; in July they raided Lake Champlain; while in October and November they defeated the two divisions of the invading army at Chateauguay and Chrystler's Farm.
On June 3 Major Taylor of the 100th captured two American gunboats, the Growler and the Eagle, which had come to attack Isle-aux-Noix in the Richelieu river, and renamed them the Broke and the Shannon.
He got employment under Schuyler and it was Ethan Allen with John Brown, now Major, who had formerly been sent to Montreal to sound the merchants, who bore Schuyler’s manifesto from Isle aux Noix to the habitants of Canada.
While Montgomery at Isle auxNoix is planning his descent on St. John’s, the portal of Canada, twelve miles lower down, it will be well to follow Ethan Allen on his venturesome and abortive attempt to take Montreal.
As soon, however, as the reinforcements and supplies from England gave him the means of more effectually guarding all the avenues to the Lower Province, Isle aux Noix became the object of his consideration.
This officer did not arrive at Montreal from Lake Ontario until the 3rd September, and on the following day repaired to Isle aux Noix to superintend the equipment of the new ship.
Isle aux Noix had long ceased to be either the only, or principal barrier between the two countries.
But even in June, 1783, he could not get leave of absence from Isle aux Noix for even a fortnight.
Late in 1782 we find him again in command at Isle aux Noix and not sure but that he may at any time be surprised by the Americans.
In 1777 he was sent to command the post at Isle aux Noix which guarded the route into Canada by way of Lake Champlain.
If so, I propose to make a stand at the Isle-aux-Noix which the French fortified by intrenchment the last war, and greatly fatigued our large army to take it.
The Old French name for the walnut is noix gauge, Lat.
The British fleet, under Captain George Downie, moved from Isle-aux-Noix on Sept.
Prepare and dress the noix as before, have likewise ten lambs’ sweetbreads larded and dressed (see No.
Grenadins may be served with any of the sauces as described for noix de veau or sweetbreads.
Roast two spring chickens in vegetables as before, prepare forty Jerusalem artichokes and dress in a border round the dish, as directed for noix de veau à la Palestine (No.
Lard the breast of a young turkey as you would a noix de veau (No.
Prepare and dress the noix as before, and have ready a sauce à la purée de champignons (No.
The surrender of Burgoyne was soon followed by the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Fort Independence, the garrisons retiring to the Isle aux Noix and St. Johns.
Here fleets might be completed to command Lake Champlain, and an expedition against Isle Aux Noix and Canada organized.
Eleven miles above Isle Aux Noix we left Canada and again reached the territories of the United States.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "noix" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: almond; kernel; meat; nut; peanut
