Siege of Montreal (1760)

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battle of the French and Indian War military operation siege

The Siege of Montreal (1760) was the final British military operation in North America during the French and Indian War, resulting in the surrender of Montreal and the effective end of French colonial rule in Canada.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Fall of Montreal (1760) 3
Capitulation of Montreal (1760) 1
Montreal campaign (1760) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
surface form: Fall of Montreal (1760)
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Indigenous allies of France ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
provincial troops from the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses relatively light compared to earlier battles of the war ⓘ
combatantStrength over 17,000 British and colonial troops ⓘ
several thousand French regulars, militia, and Indigenous allies ⓘ
commander François de Lévis ⓘ
James Murray ⓘ
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst ⓘ
surface form: Jeffery Amherst

Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial ⓘ
surface form: Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil

William Haviland ⓘ
conflict France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1760 ⓘ
describedAs final major British operation in North America during the French and Indian War ⓘ
endDate 1760-09-08 ⓘ
followedBy British military occupation of Canada ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the collapse of French imperial presence on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
paved the way for British control over Canada ⓘ
involves Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
surface form: St. Lawrence River

three-pronged British advance on Montreal ⓘ
location Montreal ⓘ
New France ⓘ
outcome formal capitulation of New France on 1760-09-08 ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ
Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham
relatedTo Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
capitulation of New France ⓘ
end of effective French colonial rule in Canada ⓘ
surrender of Montreal ⓘ
startDate 1760-09-06 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Montreal ⓘ
elimination of French power in Canada ⓘ
theatre French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form: North American theatre of the Seven Years' War

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British campaign against New France → hasPart → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) → significantEvent → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
subject surface form: French and Indian War
this entity surface form: Fall of Montreal (1760)
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial → notableEvent → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Surrender of Montreal
Siege of Montreal (1760) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fall of Montreal (1760)
Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death → notableEvent → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form: Surrender of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1760) → followedBy → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fall of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1760) → campaign → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montreal campaign of 1760
Battle of Quebec (1760) → relatedEvent → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitulation of Montreal (1760)
Quebec campaign (1759–1760) → followedBy → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montreal campaign (1760)