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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