This piece shows General Wolfe’s military camp at Montmorency Falls. In the summer of 1759, the British landed at several locations near Québec City, including this camp on the river’s northern shore. Approximately 13 kilometres from Québec City, the camp was near a French encampment in Beauport. The British attempted an attack on this front on July 31, but retreated.

1759 - 1759

France and Great Britain wage war

In 1759, the struggle between France and Great Britain to control North America came to a head. That year, New France—a territory then covering almost two thirds of the continent—fell under British rule. The event took place on the Plains of Abraham in Québec City, where the armies of generals James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm skirmished on the morning of September 13. Though both generals died in battle, the British were victorious by the end of the confrontation. A chapter in history had come to an end. New France was no more, and its territory had become part of the British Empire.

Wolfe’s military camp at Montmorency Falls

Joseph Légaré This piece shows General Wolfe’s military camp at Montmorency Falls. In the summer of 1759, the British landed at several locations near Québec City, including this camp on the river’s northern shore. Approximately 13 kilometres from Québec City, the camp was near a French encampment in Beauport. The British attempted an attack on this front on July 31, but retreated.

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Depicted period: 1759

Source: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1842

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