📆 Canada by Year

📅 Events in 1759

Jun 26, 1759

Wolfe Begins Bombardment of Quebec City

General James Wolfe orders the bombardment of Quebec City from across the St. Lawrence River, beginning a siege that will culminate in the decisive Battle of the Plains of Abraham on September 13, 1759.

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Jun 28, 1759

Wolfe Begins Camp at Montmorency

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.

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