Battle of Plains of Abraham (Battle for Canada 1759 - Seven Years War) 

What amazes me is if you look at the cliffs at Anse du Foulon today and see how steep they are I can't imagine trying to drag cannons up them that weigh at least a ton.

Interesting fact : When the siege ended, the British had to garrison the town. Unfortunately for them, because they destroyed most of the buildings with artillery fire, they basically had no adequate shelter for the winter. Hundreds of them would die of scurvy while many more would fall sick. On a estimated 7000 British troops who were left to occupy Quebec, only about 3900 were fit for duty at the end of the winter. Another interesting fact : When Montcalm died, the command of the French forces was given to the Chevalier de Lévis. Most of the French troops managed to escape the town without being detected by the British army after the battle on the plains. The Governor of New France, the Marquis of Vaudreuil, indeed believed that the town was lost, even though the French army still outnumbered the British and that it still had the protection of the walls. In fact, the French could have easily launched a counterattack just after their defeat on the plains and crushed the exhausted British who were not yet entrenched, but their defeat had destroyed what was left of their morale. The French forces would then retreat to Montreal for the winter. During the winter, De Lévis would prepare an expedition with the goal of retaking Quebec from the British in the spring. The expedition would be compromised of more than 7000 troops, including about 3500 regulars (this seems small, but at this time in the war, it was probably all the available troops that the colony could gather). The French army would reach Quebec in late April. The commander who was left in charge of the British garrison, General James Murray, wanted to stop the French before they could take any action or start besieging the town. Ironically enough, Murray will do the same mistake that Montcalm did : He will leave the safety of the walls to fight the enemy on the open field, the same Plains of Abraham where the French were defeated a few months before. In what would be known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, the French managed to defeat the British army after a violent struggle. Casualties were high : The French had 833 casualties while the British had 1124 casualties. Strangely, the Battle of Sainte-Foy is barely, if not never mentioned when people are talking about the French and Indian War, even though it was a bloody battle where the French won their last major victory in the war. Still, the British were able to retreat behind the walls; the French were too tired by the battle to pursue. The French then unsuccessfully besieged Quebec until British reinforcements arrived. The French were forced to capitulate in Montreal in September 9 1760, almost a year after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. This was an interesting video and love when I hear people talking about Canadian history. Your doing a good job.

Well done! This is a momentous battle that is seldom discussed. Great video and breakdown of battle. For Montcalm to have been a master strategist, he was totally outclassed here and it cost him his life and the French the whole of Canada. Well done! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!

Was visiting this very spot today! Great summary of the battle!

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Never stop the “This is a victory for the...”

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Great video! It's been too long!

Another sterling effort. Keep up the great work. So well done. Yes I agree. Love the synopsis "This was a victory for...."

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My first ancestor that gave me my family name was a French soldier who survived this battle.

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Why did the french attack? It makes little sense to leave the hill when you are expecting reinforcements

It's also worth remembering that at this point,the people South of Quebec were British.

i completely agree this was very informative

I am preparing my citizenship test and this video helped me understand this war that happens in 1759 now it’s will never leave my brain unless I get dementia lol😅

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This was a video that was good

Did the French use the Royal Standard flag shown in the animation, or was the white flag with multiple golden fleurs de lis superimposed to the background more common? I understand many French royal regiments properly used flags including the white cross of St Michel also seen today in the Québec flag, but I wonder if those were combined with the white royal flag or not.

Nice video!

Wolfes death is such a tragedy. Imagine if he had lived and gone on to lead other British armies

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Montcalm was an incompetent General fighting out in the open instead of using the biggest and best fort in Quebec and Montcalm not waiting for reinforcements 2 hours away Montcalm is a disgrace and should be remembered as that there's a book Benedict Arnold march on Quebec in the book it's state the English didn't want to repeat the mistakes of Montcalm not using the fort in Quebec from the French Indian War

Can you do the siege of fort William Henry and I am asking because I am really interested in learning about the siege of fort William Henry especially since it’s in the famous novel the last of the Mohicans

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The Royal Navy could supply block and tackle - pulleys and rope as needed to get the cannon lifted to the Plaines d'Abraham. They would be experts at using it to lift cannon. A light cannon might weigh 1000 lbs, medium weight 2000lbs and so on. The British signals would be fairly advanced, while the French forces, which were not naval forces would be hampered by the lack of a communication system of the same order. The British could take their time. Here in Quebec the name, Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm is widely used to name streets, etc while Wolf is barely mentioned outside history books. Even in English Canada it is not used much. However, Wolfe is known for his innovative tactics. At that time the future Canada will have consisted of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (which also includes the future New Brunswick but not yet Cape Breton island) as well as Quebec up to then referred to as New France.

By winning the Battle of Quebec, the English won Canada but ultimately lost the 13 Colonies. I don't know if they won on the exchange. What is certain, that the British government lacked common sense and foresight, but they were blinded by an anti Catholicism and an exacerbated nationalism, they wanted at all costs to do battle with France. In the mid-eighteenth century from the English point of view, remaining at peace with France was out of the question, as English superiority was evident in America, whether in demographic, military or naval terms. Remained in peace, was equated with treason. The reality was that the French were not a serious threat to the English colonies because Canada, unlike the 13 colonies, was sparsely populated, and the royal navy, which dominated the sea, could at any time isolated Canada by blocking it. help that France could send. On the contrary, the French had their uses in America, they were like a scarecrow! In stime of war, by isolated raids, (which had no influence on the course of the war) in the company of Indian auxiliaries, they put pressure on the colonists by spreading death and terror, constantly reminding the colonists that they needed the crown. This terror allowed the unity of the settlers behind the king. As long as the French were there, the settlers depended on the king for their protection, the fear they inspired and the military dependence of the settlers ensured the complete loyalty of the settlers. You make this fear disappear, you also make their dependence and their loyalty disappear. Because no longer having a French threat, the king and his soldiers were no longer useful to the colonists, on the contrary even by prohibiting the colonists from settling beyond the Appalachians (royal proclamation of 1763), by attributing the valley of the 'ohio to the French of Canada (Intolerable Act, 1774) and by claiming taxes to cover the expenses of the war, the crown had become an obstacle and an unnecessary burden that they no longer needed to bear. If the British had not gone to war against France or if Wolf had lost the Battle of Quebec it is almost certain that there would not have been American independence and the thirteen colonies would have remained English colonies like Canada or Australia until the beginning of the 20th century.

what about the second battle of the plains of Abraham were the French won Quebec back but ultimately having to surrender it.

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Why wasn’t the French cannon positions more guarded ? And why didn’t the French make the journey more difficult for the English as their fleet made its way to Quebec City

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Montcalm: Yo we have the high ground and the defensive advantage + fort and covers...! What Montcalm does: Ditches high ground and cover and tells his soldiers to close in the range to the enemy's cannons. Montcalm: why are we losing??? OR Montcalm already gave up and wanted to die as a martyr, be hailed as a hero after standing up to the Brits after presuming no reinforcements would come. Btw in our history class (in Quebec anyway), this battle was described as 'Very sad' in the textbook. Like New France tried their best but the bully anglos outnumbered them 😂

I’d like to add something after viewing the video, first move to general Wolf was to burn all French house, churches all farmers activities from north of Québec to trois-Rivieres and at last burning Montreal with same manner. So, first fight of general Wolf close to Quebec City, around 500 British lost and nothing for French army, second fight on planes of Abraham Martin, French general Montcalm mission was to stop general Wolf on this field right away. Therefore, British general Townsend and Murray stop fighting, badly the Highlanders was trying to continue after and lost soldiers they stop. Two - tree weeks before the fight French army prepare the trap for British soldier inside city (nothing to eat nothing to burn for next winter) and later around April 1760 they try to come out of city and the British soldiers lost again 300 people. Because of these missing details we don’t see any British winning fight. Victory of general Wolf?

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Frogs? Criss de tête carré sale...

Nothing prior to 1867 can be called Canada or Canadian...excellent video though.

Why the crazy dramatic English accent 🙄

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