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Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign

Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign was a battle fought in 1758 at Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in what is now Canada. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It was part of the French and Indian War, which ran from 1754 to 1763. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought1758
WhereGulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada48.250N, 62.000W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBritish victory
Part ofFrench and Indian War1754 to 1763

Where it sits in the French and Indian War

Battle of Jumonville Glen, 1754Battle of Fort Necessity, 1754Braddock Expedition, 1755Action of 8 June 1755, 1755Battle of the Trough, 1756Battle of Great Cacapon, 1756Battle on Snowshoes, 1757Battle of Sabbath Day Point, 1757Battle of Bloody Creek, 1757Battle on Snowshoes, 1758Siege of Louisbourg, 1758Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign, 1758Battle of Fort Niagara, 1759Battle of La Belle-Famille, 1759St. Francis Raid, 175917541759Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign, 1758
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Record

Date1758 (year precision)
PlaceGulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada
48.250N, 62.000W
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • James Wolfe
  • Charles Hardy
  • James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721)
  • Hervey Smythe
  • Paulus Aemilius Irving
  • John Dalling
  • Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot
  • Joseph Broussard
  • Pierre Maillard
  • Jacques Manach
Gulf of St. Lawrence CampaignGulf of St. Lawrence Campaign100 km48.250N, 62.000W
Placed at Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11314823, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign (1758), revision 1375239414, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.