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Facts

Also Known As Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Date September 13, 1759
Location Plains of Abraham • Canada • Quebec
Participants France • United Kingdom
Context French and Indian War

Photos and Videos

Engraving of British ships in a river near Quebec as soldiers disembark and climb steep cliffs to attack French troops on the Plains of Abraham during the Battle of Quebec, 1759.
Braddock, Edward
French and Indian War
Wolfe, James
Engraving of Marquis de Montcalm dying on a makeshift bed, surrounded by French officers and soldiers, with battle and tents in the background during the Battle of Quebec, 1759.
Revisit the battle between Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon's and James Wolfe's forces along the St. Lawrence
How The Death of General Wolfe mythologized North America
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Timeline

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Battle of Jumonville Glen
May 28, 1754
French and Indian War
Battle of Fort Necessity
July 3, 1754
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Battle of the Monongahela
July 9, 1755
The Execution of Admiral Byng
Battle of Minorca
May 20, 1756
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Battle of Carillon
July 8, 1758
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Quebec
September 13, 1759
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Treaty of Paris
February 10, 1763

Key People

Death of the marquis de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm
French general
Wolfe, James
James Wolfe
British general
James Murray, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist
James Murray
British soldier and official

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