Battle of Quebec (1760)

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The Battle of Quebec (1760), also known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British before ultimately losing New France later that year.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ
engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ
artilleryUse Both sides employed field artillery ⓘ
belligerent British America ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
New France ⓘ
campaign Montreal campaign of 1760 ⓘ
casualtiesBritish about 1,100–1,200 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
casualtiesFrench about 800–900 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander Chevalier de Lévis ⓘ
François-Gaston de Lévis ⓘ
James Murray ⓘ
commanderFor François-Gaston de Lévis, France ⓘ
James Murray, Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: James Murray
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime New France ⓘ
date 28 April 1760 ⓘ
followedBy British relief of Quebec by Royal Navy in May 1760 ⓘ
Fall of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
French retreat to Montreal ⓘ
foughtAfter British capture of Quebec in 1759 ⓘ
historicalRegion Canada ⓘ
involvedForces British regular troops ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
French regular troops ⓘ
Provincial troops from British colonies ⓘ
location Quebec City ⓘ
Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City ⓘ
modernCountry Canada ⓘ
notableFeature One of the bloodiest battles of the Seven Years' War in North America ⓘ
partOf French and Indian War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of the Plains of Abraham ⓘ
relatedEvent Capitulation of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
result British retained strategic control of Quebec City ⓘ
French forces defeated British field army outside Quebec ⓘ
French tactical victory ⓘ
No change in overall control of Quebec after British naval arrival ⓘ
strategicOutcome British retained Quebec due to naval superiority ⓘ
strategicSignificance Contributed to final British conquest of New France ⓘ
Last major French attempt to retake Quebec City ⓘ
strengthBritish approximately 3,800–4,000 men ⓘ
strengthFrench approximately 7,000–8,000 men ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British army driven back into Quebec City defenses ⓘ
terrain Fought on the Plains of Abraham and surrounding ground near Sainte-Foy ⓘ
theatre North American theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
year 1760 ⓘ

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Battle of Sainte-Foy → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Quebec (1760) ⓘ
Battle of Sainte-Foy → relatedEvent → Siege of Quebec (1760) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Quebec (1760)
Quebec campaign (1759–1760) → hasPart → French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Quebec (1760)