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With the formal declaration of the Seven Years' War, military operations intensify in North America as Britain and France contest control of the continent through their colonial proxies.
British General James Wolfe establishes his main camp on the Montmorency River opposite the French fortifications, ordering cannon batteries set up at Lévis to bombard Quebec City from across the St. Lawrence.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo sets in motion events that lead to World War I. Canada, as part of the British Empire, will enter the war automatically when Britain declares war on August 4.
Canadian troops of the 3rd Infantry Division continue fighting near Caen, Normandy, suffering significant casualties as they struggle to break through German defenses during Operation Atlantic.