British campaign against New France

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military campaign theatre of the Seven Years' War

The British campaign against New France was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War aimed at conquering French colonial territories in North America, culminating in the fall of key strongholds such as Quebec.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign → theatre of the Seven Years' War →
alsoKnownAs	British conquest of New France →
belligerent	Kingdom of Great Britain → New France →
chronology	followed by British military occupation of Canada → preceded by early frontier skirmishes in the Ohio Valley →
commander	James Wolfe → Jeffery Amherst → Louis-Joseph de Montcalm → Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial →
conflict	Seven Years' War →
consequence	cession of Canada to Great Britain → expansion of British colonial territory in North America → reduction of French territorial presence in North America →
endTime	1760 →
hasPart	Battle of Carillon (1758) → Battle of Fort Niagara → Battle of the Plains of Abraham → Battle of the Restigouche → Siege of Louisbourg (1758) → Siege of Montreal (1760) → Siege of Quebec (1759) →
involves	amphibious operations → naval blockade → siege warfare →
location	New France → North America →
objective	capture of Montreal → capture of Quebec → conquest of French colonial territories in North America →
opponent	Kingdom of France →
opposedBy	Canadian militia → French regular troops → Indigenous allies of France →
partOf	French and Indian War →
result	British victory → end of French rule in most of North America → fall of Montreal → fall of Quebec →
startTime	1754 →
supportedBy	British regular army → Royal Navy → provincial militias from British American colonies →
theatre	North American theatre of the Seven Years' War →
timePeriod	18th century →
treaty	Treaty of Paris (1763) →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Quebec (1759) →	campaign
King George's War ("North American theater of the Seven Years' War") →	followedBy
Charles Saunders ("Quebec campaign during the Seven Years' War") →	notableCampaign
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst ("British conquest of New France") →	notableWork