Battle of the Plains of Abraham
1759 · Event
British capture Quebec from France; both commanders (Wolfe, Montcalm) killed; opens conquest of Canada.
On these timelines: Canada, The Seven Years' War, United Kingdom (combined), Master, France
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- Latin American wars of independence (1808)
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