Battle of Quebec (1760)

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battle battle of the French and Indian War engagement of the Seven Years' War

The Battle of Quebec (1760), also known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British before ultimately losing New France later that year.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Quebec (1760) canonical	1
French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760)	1
Siege of Quebec (1760)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ
artilleryUse	Both sides employed field artillery ⓘ
belligerent	British America ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ New France ⓘ
campaign	Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ surface form: Montreal campaign of 1760
casualtiesBritish	about 1,100–1,200 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
casualtiesFrench	about 800–900 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander	Chevalier de Lévis ⓘ François Gaston de Lévis ⓘ surface form: François-Gaston de Lévis James Murray ⓘ
commanderFor	François-Gaston de Lévis, France ⓘ James Murray ⓘ surface form: James Murray, Great Britain
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime	New France ⓘ
date	28 April 1760 ⓘ
followedBy	British relief of Quebec by Royal Navy in May 1760 ⓘ Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ surface form: Fall of Montreal (1760) French retreat to Montreal ⓘ
foughtAfter	British capture of Quebec in 1759 ⓘ
historicalRegion	Canada ⓘ
involvedForces	British regular troops ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Provincial troops from British colonies ⓘ
location	Quebec City ⓘ Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City ⓘ
modernCountry	Canada ⓘ
notableFeature	One of the bloodiest battles of the Seven Years' War in North America ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War
precededBy	Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham
relatedEvent	Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ surface form: Capitulation of Montreal (1760) Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
result	British retained strategic control of Quebec City ⓘ French forces defeated British field army outside Quebec ⓘ French tactical victory ⓘ No change in overall control of Quebec after British naval arrival ⓘ
strategicOutcome	British retained Quebec due to naval superiority ⓘ
strategicSignificance	Contributed to final British conquest of New France ⓘ Last major French attempt to retake Quebec City ⓘ
strengthBritish	approximately 3,800–4,000 men ⓘ
strengthFrench	approximately 7,000–8,000 men ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	British army driven back into Quebec City defenses ⓘ
terrain	Fought on the Plains of Abraham and surrounding ground near Sainte-Foy ⓘ
theatre	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: North American theatre of the Seven Years' War
year	1760 ⓘ

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

Battle of Sainte-Foy → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Quebec (1760) ⓘ

Battle of Sainte-Foy → relatedEvent → Battle of Quebec (1760) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Quebec (1760)

Quebec campaign (1759–1760) → hasPart → Battle of Quebec (1760) ⓘ

this entity surface form: French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760)