USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Quebec was fought on 13 September 1759 during the Seven Years War (1756-63). British troops led by Major-General James Wolfe came up against the garrison of French general the Marquis de Montcalm. Wolfe’s victory ultimately led to the conquest of Canada by Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Quebec Begins Three months later, on September 13, 1759, the British under General James Wolfe achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec. The city was defended by French forces under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.

Detailed explanation-3: -British forces defeated French forces in India, and in 1759 British armies invaded and conquered Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Quebec, also called Battle of the Plains of Abraham, (September 13, 1759), in the French and Indian War, decisive defeat of the French under the marquis de Montcalm by a British force led by Maj. Gen. James Wolfe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British strategy for capturing Montreal, the last major French stronghold, involved a three-pronged advance. Separate forces under Jeffery Amherst and William Haviland would advance from Lake Ontario in the west along the St Lawrence River and from upper New York via the Richelieu River respectively.