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18/09/1759
Surrender of Quebec to the British
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Battle of Quebec 1759
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Québec City: The Battle for Canada
De Ramezay, Townshend and Saunders signed the Articles of Capitulation of Quebec and the city was turned over to British control. The remaining French forces positioned themselves on the Jacques-Cartier River west of the city.
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James Wolfe
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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