Siege of Montreal (1760)

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The Siege of Montreal (1760) was the final British military operation in North America during the French and Indian War, resulting in the surrender of Montreal and the effective end of French colonial rule in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Indigenous allies of France ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
provincial troops from the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses relatively light compared to earlier battles of the war ⓘ
combatantStrength over 17,000 British and colonial troops ⓘ
several thousand French regulars, militia, and Indigenous allies ⓘ
commander François de Lévis ⓘ
James Murray ⓘ
Jeffery Amherst ⓘ
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil ⓘ
William Haviland ⓘ
conflict France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1760 ⓘ
describedAs final major British operation in North America during the French and Indian War ⓘ
endDate 1760-09-08 ⓘ
followedBy British military occupation of Canada ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the collapse of French imperial presence on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
paved the way for British control over Canada ⓘ
involves St. Lawrence River ⓘ
three-pronged British advance on Montreal ⓘ
location Montreal ⓘ
New France ⓘ
outcome formal capitulation of New France on 1760-09-08 ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ
Battle of the Plains of Abraham ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
capitulation of New France ⓘ
end of effective French colonial rule in Canada ⓘ
surrender of Montreal ⓘ
startDate 1760-09-06 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Montreal ⓘ
elimination of French power in Canada ⓘ
theatre North American theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ

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British campaign against New France → hasPart → Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
French and Indian War → significantEvent → Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial → notableEvent → Surrender of Montreal ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Siege of Montreal (1760) → alsoKnownAs → Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend → notableEvent → Surrender of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1760) → followedBy → Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1760) → campaign → Montreal campaign of 1760 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Battle of Quebec (1760) → relatedEvent → Capitulation of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Quebec campaign (1759–1760) → followedBy → Montreal campaign (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Fourth Indian War → significantEvent → Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)
Quebec region → historicalEvent → Conquest of 1760 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Montreal (1760)