Quebec campaign (1759–1760)

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military campaign theatre of war

The Quebec campaign (1759–1760) was a pivotal theatre of the Seven Years’ War in North America, encompassing the British siege and capture of Quebec City and subsequent French attempts to retake it, which ultimately secured British control over Canada.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Quebec campaign (1759)	1
Quebec campaign (1759–1760) canonical	1
Siege of Quebec (1759–1760)	1
War of the Conquest (in French Canada)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ French Army ⓘ French colonial forces ⓘ Indigenous allies of France ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
commandedBy	Charles Saunders ⓘ François Gaston de Lévis ⓘ James Wolfe ⓘ Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
conflict	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: Seven Years' War in North America
consequence	collapse of French power in Canada ⓘ decisive British control over Canada ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endTime	1760 ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ surface form: Montreal campaign (1760)
hasPart	Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of Quebec (1760) ⓘ surface form: French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760) Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Quebec (1759) naval operations on the Saint Lawrence River (1759–1760) ⓘ
involves	bombardment of Quebec City ⓘ field battle outside Quebec's walls ⓘ
location	New France ⓘ Province of Quebec ⓘ Quebec City ⓘ
militaryOperationType	amphibious operation ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
notableDeath	James Wolfe ⓘ Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ
opposedBy	French defenders of Quebec ⓘ
partOf	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	British campaigns against Louisbourg and the Maritime provinces ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ capture of Quebec City by Britain ⓘ failure of French attempts to retake Quebec ⓘ
significance	pivotal event in Canadian history ⓘ turning point in the conquest of New France ⓘ
startTime	1759 ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of the Saint Lawrence River ⓘ seizure of Quebec City ⓘ
theatre	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: North American theatre of the Seven Years' War
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Battle of Sainte-Foy → campaign → Quebec campaign (1759–1760) ⓘ

Siege of Louisbourg (1758) → followedBy → Quebec campaign (1759–1760) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quebec campaign (1759)

French and Indian War (as part of British America) → alsoKnownAs → Quebec campaign (1759–1760) ⓘ

subject surface form: French and Indian War

this entity surface form: War of the Conquest (in French Canada)

James Murray → participatedIn → Quebec campaign (1759–1760) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Quebec (1759–1760)