Battle of Sainte-Foy

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The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Quebec (1760)
artilleryUse both sides employed field artillery
belligerent Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
New France
BritishCasualties over 1,100 killed, wounded, and captured
BritishCommanderRank James Murray was a brigadier general
BritishSide included British regulars and colonial troops
BritishStrength approximately 3,800 troops
campaign Quebec campaign (1759–1760)
casualties heavy on both sides
category Battles involving France
Battles involving Great Britain
Battles of the French and Indian War
commander François Gaston de Lévis
James Murray
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay
conflict Seven Years' War
country New France
date 28 April 1760
followedBy British naval relief of Quebec
FrenchCasualties over 800 killed and wounded
FrenchCommanderRank Chevalier de Lévis was a lieutenant general
FrenchSide included regular French troops and Canadian militia
FrenchStrength approximately 7,000 troops
geographicalRegion Saint Lawrence River
surface form: Saint Lawrence River valley
historicalPeriod 18th century
location New France
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec

Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City
modernCountryLocation Canada
modernProvinceLocation Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
objective recapture Quebec City from the British
outcome French forces defeated the British field army outside Quebec
partOf French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War
precededBy Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham
relatedEvent Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Siege of Quebec (1759)

Battle of Quebec (1760)
surface form: Siege of Quebec (1760)
result French victory
significance one of the bloodiest battles fought on Canadian soil
temporarily reversed the outcome of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
strategicContext occurred during the struggle for control of Canada
strategicOutcome British retained control of Quebec City after naval relief
tacticalOutcome British army retreated into Quebec City
territorialContext took place near the walls of Quebec City
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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Battle of Quebec (1759) followedBy Battle of Sainte-Foy