General James Murray was a British army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Quebec from 1760 to 1768 and governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782. Born in Ballencrieff, East
c. 1765–1770 portrait
Battle of Sainte-Foy
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The Battle of Sainte-Foy sometimes called the Battle of Quebec, was fought on April 28, 1760, near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Years' War. It was
James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721)
…only by Providence". He was the military commander of Quebec City after it fell to the British. Lévis managed to defeat Murray and the British in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. As a result, the French managed to lay siege to Quebec but this had to be abandoned due to a lack of supplies and the arrival of a British…
The Battle of Sainte-Foy by George B. Campion, watercolour.
The French general Chevalier de Lévis rallies his army prior to the battle. He commanded regulars of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine and units of the Canadien militia.
The Monument des Braves, which commemorates the Battle of St. Foy.