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Siege of Quebec

Siege of Quebec was a siege conducted on 26 June 1759 at Quebec City, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Seven Years' War, which ran from 1756 to 1763.

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Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Quebec City The church was largely destroyed by the British bombardment that preceded the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Quebec City The church was largely destroyed by the British bombardment that preceded the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759.. Drawn by Richard Short (birth and death dates unknown, his works are from 1754-1766), engraved by A. Bennoist (Antoine B, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date26 June 1759
PlaceQuebec City, Canada
46.816N, 71.224W
Part ofSeven Years' War (1756 to 1763)
KindSiege, early modern
Siege of QuebecSiege of QuebecSiege of QuebecBattle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle of QuebecBattle of Sainte-FoyBattle of BeauportSiege of QuebecBattle of BeauportTrois-RivièresShawiniganVictoriavilleSaint-GeorgesDrummondvilleJolietteRivière-du-Loup100 km46.816N, 71.224W
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Elsewhere in 1759

Siege of Quebec is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486005, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.