Sainte-Foy, Battle of
Years: 1760 - 1760
The Battle of Sainte-Foy, sometimes called the Battle of Quebec, is fought on April 28, 1760 near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the United States).
It is a victory for the French under the Chevalier de Lévis over the British army under General Murray.
The battle is notably bloodier than the Battle of the Plains of Abraham of the previous September, with eight hundred and thirty-three French casualties to eleven hundred and twenty-four British casualties.
It is the last French victory of the French and Indian War.
At first the British had some success, but the advance masked their artillery, while the infantry became bogged down in the mud and melting snowdrifts of the late spring.
The battle turned into a two-hour fight at close range; eventually, as more French soldiers joined the fray, the French turned the British flanks, forcing Murray to realize his mistake and to recall the British back to Quebec without their guns, which Lévis then turned on the city.
