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Montreal Campaign Offensive

When
2 July – 8 September 1760
Where
Montreal
Part of
Capture of Montreal

British forces launched a coordinated three-pronged attack on Montreal from July to September 1760.

Amherst led troops down the Saint Lawrence from Fort Oswego, joining forces with Murray and Haviland. This pincer movement targeted the largest remaining city in French Canada, which was defended by an outnumbered and outsupplied French army.

Sources

  1. Montreal campaign Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  2. Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29

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