Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy, painted by George B. Campion
| date | April 28, 1760 |
|---|---|
| place | in front of Quebec City |
| output | French victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 2600 regulars and 2400 militia | 3800 regulars and 27 cannons |
| losses | |
|
833 dead and wounded |
1,124 dead and wounded |
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European theater of war:
Pirna * - Lobositz * - Prague * - Kolin * - Hastenbeck ** - Groß-Jägersdorf * - Moys * - Hastenbeck * - Roßbach * - Breslau * - Leuthen * - Rheinberg ** - Krefeld ** - Domstadtl * - Olomouc * - More ** - Zorndorf * - Saint-Cast - Hochkirch * - Bergen ** - Kay * - Minden ** - Kunersdorf * - Lagos *** - Hoyerswerda * - Bay of Quiberon *** - Maxen * - Koßdorf * - Landeshut * - Emsdorf ** - Warburg ** - Liegnitz * - Berlin * - Kampen Monastery ** - Torgau * - Döbeln * - Vellinghausen ** - Ölper ** - Burkersdorf * - Reichenbach * - Freiberg *
(* Third Silesian War , ** western theater of war - Great Britain / Kur-Hanover and other allies against France , *** naval battle )
American theater:
Seven Years War in North America
Monongahela - Carillon - La Belle Famille - Québec - Beauport - Abraham Plain - Sainte-Foy - Restigouche
Asian theater:
Cuddalore - Negapatam - Pondicherry - Wandiwash - Manila
The Battle of Sainte-Foy took place on April 28, 1760 during the Seven Years' War (in America also French and Indian War ) in the city of Québec between the British and the French.
The French, under the command of Chevalier de Lévis , defeated the British led by General James Murray .
prehistory
After the battle on the Plains of Abraham on September 13, 1759, which was costly for the French, Chevalier de Lévis regrouped his troops in Montréal. Meanwhile, the British naval forces left Quebec and the British land forces there suffered from hunger and scurvy .
course
In April 1760, Chevalier de Lévis returned to Québec with over 7,000 men. British commander Murray, whose troops were outnumbered, went to meet the French outside the city.
In a two-hour battle at close range, the French troops were ultimately able to encompass the British on the flanks, forcing them to retreat into the city. The British had to leave their 27 cannons on the battlefield, which were finally directed against the city by the French troops.
The British lost a total of 1,124 men in the course of the battle, while the French lost 833 men. The Battle of Sainte-Foy is one of the bloodiest battles on Canadian soil after the Battle of Carillon in 1758.
Siege of Quebec City
Despite the victory on the battlefield, the French troops were unable to take the fortified city and waited in vain for support from the French navy. When the Royal Navy finally appeared off Québec, Chevalier de Lévis had to retreat to Montreal and surrender to a British superior force there.
Commemoration
At the site of the battlefield is now the Parc des Braves , where a memorial commemorates the battle.