Montreal campaign
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The Montreal campaign, also known as the fall of Montreal, was a British three-pronged offensive against Montreal which took place from July 2 to 8 September 1760 during the French and Indian War as p
Surrender of the French Army in Montreal in 1760
Portrait of Jeffery Amherst by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780. Amherst commanded the British forces during the campaign.
François Gaston de Lévis - military commander of New France
James Murray – his advance was a successful pacifying campaign that won over the French Canadians
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War—whose North American theatre is referred to by Americans as the French and I
Montreal campaign
…authorities eventually agreed to an unconditional surrender on 8 September. This effectively completed the British capture of New France. Following the fall of Quebec in 1759 French forces had retreated westwards. During the winter British forces under James Murray held Quebec but due to the frozen Saint Lawrence…
The Death of General Wolfe Benjamin West, 1770
A portrait of Wolfe printed circa 1776
French fire ships sent downriver to block the British advance, as shown in a copy of a painting by Dominic Serres
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham