Description: ÒQuebec, Battle of, was fought Sept. 13, 1759, between the French, under Gen. Montcalm, and the British, under Gen. Wolfe. The battle was fought on the ÔPlains of Abraham,Õ behind the city; it resulted in favor of the English, and virtually ended the dominion of France in Canada. — W. H. DePuy, 1881 Source: W.H. DePuy, People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge: V.2 (New York, NY: Phillips & Hunt, 1881) 1450 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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