During the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, General Montcalm was wounded while withdrawing his troops. Shot in the abdomen, he was taken to Dr. Arnoux, as shown here. He died of his injury shortly thereafter. Before dying, he is reputed to have said, “It is for the better that I will not see the British in Québec City.”

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.

Marquis de Montcalm mortally wounded on the battlefield

Auteur inconnu During the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, General Montcalm was wounded while withdrawing his troops. Shot in the abdomen, he was taken to Dr. Arnoux, as shown here. He died of his injury shortly thereafter. Before dying, he is reputed to have said, “It is for the better that I will not see the British in Québec City.”

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Depicted period: 1759

Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1899

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