General Wolfe tricked the French Commander (Montcalm) with false ship movements.
55 smaller ships
How the British Defeated the French in 1759
The "Thin Red Line"
The French soldiers were not well-organized or prepared for the British attack.
The British soldiers stood in 3 long lines (almost 1 mile long)
Since the British line was stretched was stretched out, their shots were more accurate against the clusters of French soldiers.
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The British Fleet
The British was so furious with the French that they ended up going down to Quebec at night and climbed a cliff all the way to the top until the got to New France.
anchored near ile d'Or16ans,ju st downriver from Qu6bec
The fleet
40 000 cannonballs
2000 cannons
18 000 sailors
9000 soldiers
80 transport ships
27 frigates
22 gunships
British troops pretend to carry a message for the French General (Montcalm).
The Anse-au-Foulon
British officer spoke French to a French guard who allowed them in. The British officer killed the gaurd,giving Wolfe's troops access to French look-out.
The Plains of Abraham
General Wolfe was killed in battle. Montcalm died days later from a gunshot wound.
The British had put a blockade on French food imports into Quebec City.
The British waited in a large field (Plains of Abraham) to attack the French.
The Beauport Feint
Wolfe sent troops to the Beauport Shore.
General Wolfe sent ships to study French defenses.
The Attack on the Beauport Shore
The French defended against the British and killed about 440 British troops.
Wolfe had originally intendedto attack the Beauport shore. But
4000 soldiers to attack the Beauport
then he reconsidered his options. He decided to attack Qu6bec from the west.
shore, where the land is more gently sloping
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