Battle of Beauport

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Battle of Beauport
Part of Seven Years' War
French and Indian War
Date July 31, 1759
Location Quebec City
Result French victory
Combatants
Britain France
Commanders
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Seven Years' War in North America:
The French and Indian War
Jumonville Glen – Great Meadows – Fort Beauséjour – Monongahela – Lake George – Fort Bull – Fort Oswego – Fort William Henry – Louisbourg - Fort Carillon – Fort Frontenac - Fort Duquesne – Fort Ligonier – Ticonderoga – Fort Niagara – Beauport – Quebec – Sainte-Foy – Restigouche - Thousand Islands – Montréal - Signal Hill

The Battle of Beauport was fought on July 31, 1759 between a British fleet and French land forces. The British were attempting to land their army in Quebec City. Despite a powerful British bombardment, the French defenses held and the British were unable to land their army. The British would try again in September with more success.


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Boroughs
La Cité (1st) · Les Rivières (2nd) · Ste-Foy—Sillery (3rd) · Charlesbourg (4th) 
Beauport (5th) · Limoilou (6th) · La Haute-Saint-Charles (7th) · Laurentien (8th) 

Districts
Gay · Latin/Old Quebec · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Saint-Roch · Val-Bélair

See also: List of articles about Quebec City · History of Quebec City
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