Battle of Quebec (1760)
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The Battle of Quebec (1760), also known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British before ultimately losing New France later that year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Quebec (1760) canonical | 1 |
| French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760) | 1 |
| Siege of Quebec (1760) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3208835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Quebec (1760) Context triple: [Battle of Sainte-Foy, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Quebec (1760)]
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Battle of Quebec (1759)
The Battle of Quebec (1759) was a pivotal engagement in North America during the Seven Years' War, in which British forces captured Quebec City from the French, effectively sealing British dominance in Canada.
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Battle of Quebec (1690)
The Battle of Quebec (1690) was a failed English colonial expedition to capture the French stronghold of Quebec during the early stages of the North American theater of the Nine Years' War.
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Siege of Montreal (1760)
The Siege of Montreal (1760) was the final British military operation in North America during the French and Indian War, resulting in the surrender of Montreal and the effective end of French colonial rule in Canada.
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Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
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Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
The Siege of Louisbourg (1758) was a pivotal British amphibious assault during the French and Indian War that captured the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, opening the route for the conquest of Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Quebec (1760) Target entity description: The Battle of Quebec (1760), also known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British before ultimately losing New France later that year.
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A.
Battle of Quebec (1759)
The Battle of Quebec (1759) was a pivotal engagement in North America during the Seven Years' War, in which British forces captured Quebec City from the French, effectively sealing British dominance in Canada.
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B.
Battle of Quebec (1690)
The Battle of Quebec (1690) was a failed English colonial expedition to capture the French stronghold of Quebec during the early stages of the North American theater of the Nine Years' War.
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C.
Siege of Montreal (1760)
The Siege of Montreal (1760) was the final British military operation in North America during the French and Indian War, resulting in the surrender of Montreal and the effective end of French colonial rule in Canada.
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D.
Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
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E.
Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
The Siege of Louisbourg (1758) was a pivotal British amphibious assault during the French and Indian War that captured the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, opening the route for the conquest of Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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battle of the French and Indian War ⓘ engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Sainte-Foy ⓘ |
| artilleryUse | Both sides employed field artillery ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British America
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Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ New France ⓘ |
| campaign |
Siege of Montreal (1760)
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surface form:
Montreal campaign of 1760
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| casualtiesBritish | about 1,100–1,200 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | about 800–900 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Chevalier de Lévis
ⓘ
François Gaston de Lévis ⓘ
surface form:
François-Gaston de Lévis
James Murray ⓘ |
| commanderFor |
François-Gaston de Lévis, France
ⓘ
James Murray ⓘ
surface form:
James Murray, Great Britain
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| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | New France ⓘ |
| date | 28 April 1760 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British relief of Quebec by Royal Navy in May 1760
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Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Montreal (1760)
French retreat to Montreal ⓘ |
| foughtAfter | British capture of Quebec in 1759 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Canada ⓘ |
| involvedForces |
British regular troops
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Canadian militia ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Provincial troops from British colonies ⓘ |
| location |
Quebec City
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Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| notableFeature | One of the bloodiest battles of the Seven Years' War in North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
French and Indian War
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| precededBy |
Battle of Quebec (1759)
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surface form:
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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| relatedEvent |
Siege of Montreal (1760)
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surface form:
Capitulation of Montreal (1760)
Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ |
| result |
British retained strategic control of Quebec City
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French forces defeated British field army outside Quebec ⓘ French tactical victory ⓘ No change in overall control of Quebec after British naval arrival ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | British retained Quebec due to naval superiority ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
Contributed to final British conquest of New France
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Last major French attempt to retake Quebec City ⓘ |
| strengthBritish | approximately 3,800–4,000 men ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 7,000–8,000 men ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | British army driven back into Quebec City defenses ⓘ |
| terrain | Fought on the Plains of Abraham and surrounding ground near Sainte-Foy ⓘ |
| theatre |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
North American theatre of the Seven Years' War
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| year | 1760 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Quebec (1760) Description of subject: The Battle of Quebec (1760), also known as the Battle of Sainte-Foy, was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British before ultimately losing New France later that year.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Quebec (1760)
this entity surface form:
French winter siege of Quebec (1759–1760)