Québec History 14 - British Invasion of Québec

Québec a Nation History (Part 14)

British Invasion of Québec 1759

The conquest of Québec is more than a single battle, it is the result of a long siege that lasts from June 26th to the 18th of September 1759. During this interminable confrontation, Montcalm adopts a purely defensive strategy and chooses to take no initiative against the enemy. Wolfe attempts twice to take the city before September, but his troops are defeated and repelled on both occasions. Despite these failures, the English surround the city with their boats and bombard it day and night for weeks, reducing theonce proud capital of New France to a desolate pile of smoking ruins. We estimate that about 15 000 bombs were thrown on Québec that summer and the fate of the surrounding villages is also far from lenient. Farms are pillaged and burnt, villages are ravaged and the inhabitants who did not join the militia (women, children, elderlies and priests for the most part) are incarcerated in prisoner camps. The inhabitants are the ones who suffer the most from the British invasion.

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[leloric]

I can't seem to load the video. Has it been removed?

[Patriote17]

@leloric it is ok for me.

[fernandogiongo]

@konaniah youtube has removed it

[darkarmeddad123]

where is the episode where the british send sick blankets to the indians?