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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of the Plains of Abraham
| partof = the [[French and Indian War]]
| image = Benjamin West 005.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| map_type = Canada Quebec
| map_relief = 1
| caption = ''[[The Death of General Wolfe]]'', [[Benjamin West]]
| date = 13 September 1759
| place = [[Plains of Abraham]], [[Quebec City|Quebec]], [[Canada (New France)|New France]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|46.8015|-71.2201|type:event_region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| territory =
| result = British victory
| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}}<br />{{bulleted list|{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}} [[British America]]}}
| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}<br />{{bulleted list|{{flagdeco|New France}} [[Canada (New France)|French Canada]]}}[[Mi’kmaq]]<br />[[Maliseet]]<br />[[Abenaki]]<br />[[Potawatomis]]<br />[[Odawa]]<br />[[Wyandot people|Wendat]]
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[James Wolfe]]{{KIA}}<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[Robert Monckton]] <br /> {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[John Knox (British Army officer)|John Knox]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend|George Townshend]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|William Howe]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721)|James Murray]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}} [[Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)|Charles Saunders]]
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Kingdom of France}} [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm|Louis Montcalm]]{{KIA}}<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of France}} [[François Gaston de Lévis|François de Lévis]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of France}} [[Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor|Louis de Vergor]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of France}} [[Charles Michel de Langlade|Michel Langlade]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of France}} [[Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay|Roch de Ramezay]]<br />{{flagdeco|Kingdom of France|naval}} [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville|Louis de Bougainville]]
| units1 =
| units2 =
| strength1 = 4,400 regulars and colonial rangers<ref name="Macleod230">Macleod p 230</ref>
| strength2 = 3,400 men<ref name="Macleod228">Macleod p 228</ref><hr/>1,900 regulars<br />1,500 colonial militia and natives
| casualties1 = 58 killed <br /> 600 wounded<ref name="Macleod230"/>
| casualties2 = 116 killed <br /> 600 wounded<ref name="Macleod228"/><br />350 captured<ref name="Snow385">{{Harvnb|Snow|2009|pp=385–86}}</ref>
| casualties3 =
| notes =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox French and Indian War}}
}}
The '''Battle of the Plains of Abraham''', also known as the '''Battle of Quebec''' ({{lang-fr|Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec}}), was a pivotal battle in the
The culmination of a three-month [[siege]] by the British, the battle lasted about an hour. British troops commanded by General [[James Wolfe]] successfully resisted the [[Column (formation)|column]] advance of French troops and [[Canada (New France)|Canadian]] militia under General [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm|Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm]], employing new tactics that proved extremely effective against standard military formations used in most large European conflicts. Both generals were mortally wounded during the battle; Wolfe died of gunshot wounds just as the French began to retreat and Montcalm died the next morning after receiving a [[musket ball]] wound just below his ribs. In the wake of the battle, the French evacuated the city.
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