British campaign against New France

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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, 1st Baron Amherst
surface form: 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
surface form: Battle of Carillon (1758)

Battle of Fort Niagara
Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Battle of the Restigouche
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
Siege of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: 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 (as part of British America)
surface form: 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 Army
surface form: British regular army

Royal Navy
provincial militias from British American colonies
theatre French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: North American theatre of the Seven Years' War
timePeriod 18th century
treaty Treaty of Paris (1763)

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Battle of Quebec (1759) campaign British campaign against New France
King George's War followedBy British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: North American theater of the Seven Years' War
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst notableWork British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
Charles Saunders notableCampaign British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: Quebec campaign during the Seven Years' War
British colonial authorities in Quebec significantEvent British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: Conquest of New France
Jesuits in New France declineCause British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
Baron Amherst notableWork British campaign against New France
subject surface form: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
Governor General of the Province of Quebec hasCause British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
Military history of New France endCause British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
Pays d'en Haut endCause British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France
British military operations in North America, 1756–1757 mainSubject British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British military operations in North America
British military operations in North America, 1756–1757 analyzes British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British campaigns in the French and Indian War
The Old Régime in Canada aboutEvent British campaign against New France
this entity surface form: British conquest of New France