Quebec Falls: Britain Dominates North America
British forces conquered Quebec after General Wolfe's troops scaled the cliffs of the Plains of Abraham and defeated the French garrison in under thirty minutes, a victory that sealed the fate of New France. The fall of Quebec transferred control of North America's most strategic waterway to Britain and created conditions for the eventual American Revolution.
September 18, 1759
267 years ago
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