1759
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Refuses to release artillery to General Montcalm
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Plains of Abraham in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Refuses to release artillery to General Montcalm
Opens the attack on 4,100 British with 4,500 men but has no artillery & is routed
Dies saying "I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec"
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