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Consequences. When the British came into town they saw a city in ruins, a mere shadow of its former self. Following the bombardments, a third of the houses had been burned down and many more were in a pitiable state. All the public buildings – the Château Saint-Louis, the Séminaire, the Évêché, the Collège des Jésuites, the Hôtel-Dieu ...
The Plains of Abraham: The Tale of a Toponym. The Plains of Abraham” is the name commonly used to designate the Battlefields Park. Located on a natural promontory along the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River, the site has been the focus of the development of Quebec City since its founding by Samuel de Champlain in 1608.
The Plains of Abraham Museum is the gateway to the Park, offering exhibitions, activities, services and all information for your visit. Since 1908, the National Battlefields Commission, a federal government agency, is responsible for the preservation and development of this ideal gathering place where four million visitors are welcomed annually.
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec , was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War . The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau by the British Army and Royal Navy against the French Army, just outside the walls of Quebec City on land that was originally owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin, hence the name of the battle.
As fate would have it, on September 13 th , 1759 on the Plains of Abraham, Wolfe would fall mortally wounded next to the Louisbourg Grenadiers. A few days later, Quebec surrendered and the duty fell upon the Louisbourg Grenadiers to form the honour guard and first to enter the walls of Quebec. In his account, the Sergeant Major skips a day ...
