The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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- British Arrive
- Capturing Louisbourg
- Louisburg is ours!
- Sailing the St. Lawrence
- Sail on! Up to the Plains of Abraham we go!
- Hey!! Come Back... You forgot us.
- In June the British arrived at Louisburg, ready for battle!
- Landing and Failed Attack
- The British captured the fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island.
- The Sneaky Invasion
- The seizure of the French positions in Atlantic Canada, left New France exposed to British ships that could now sail up the St.Lawrence River freely.
- Attack and Surrender
- Wolfe the commanding officer and his men landed on the Ile d'Orleans and by the middle of July, Britain occupied positions surrounding this. The British attacked the French at Beauport, but were met by fierce resistance and had to retreat quickly.
- Ahh.... RETREAT
- British troops fought the currents up the St. Lawrence and ended up scrambling up the cliff onto the plateau, with troops stretching across the plains of Abraham.
- Hotdogs, Get your Hotdogs
- Montcalm ordered an attack on the British quickly, although he wasn't prepared. The French retreated quickly as they were over powered by British men. In September, the French surrendered Montreal, and Quebec became a British colony.
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