a bloody battle on the plains of Abraham in 1759 started a spiral effect that
in 1759 started a spiral effect that
in 1759 started a spiral effect that resulted in France losing the vast
resulted in France losing the vast
resulted in France losing the vast majority of its land ownership in North
majority of its land ownership in North
majority of its land ownership in North America hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
America hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
America hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the battle for
be learning more about the battle for
be learning more about the battle for Quebec and its significance in the
Quebec and its significance in the
Quebec and its significance in the course of world history tell us about
course of world history tell us about
course of world history tell us about death or victory what moment in history
death or victory what moment in history
death or victory what moment in history are you focusing on death or victory
are you focusing on death or victory
are you focusing on death or victory focus on this incredible climactic
focus on this incredible climactic
focus on this incredible climactic battle during the Seven Years War the
battle during the Seven Years War the
battle during the Seven Years War the French Indian Wars is sometimes called
French Indian Wars is sometimes called
French Indian Wars is sometimes called in North America in the 1750s and early
in North America in the 1750s and early
in North America in the 1750s and early 1760s so France was really the dominant
1760s so France was really the dominant
1760s so France was really the dominant territorial power in North America and
territorial power in North America and
territorial power in North America and this war and this battle helped turn
this war and this battle helped turn
this war and this battle helped turn that round and Britain conquered North
that round and Britain conquered North
that round and Britain conquered North American what makes Quebec so important
American what makes Quebec so important
American what makes Quebec so important strategically Aboriginal word Quebec
strategically Aboriginal word Quebec
strategically Aboriginal word Quebec means the narrows it’s where the San
means the narrows it’s where the San
means the narrows it’s where the San Lawrence goes from being giant river to
Lawrence goes from being giant river to
Lawrence goes from being giant river to just being less than a mile wide so if
just being less than a mile wide so if
just being less than a mile wide so if this bottleneck and if you want to
this bottleneck and if you want to
this bottleneck and if you want to access the continent of North America
access the continent of North America
access the continent of North America you’ve got to go through Quebec
you’ve got to go through Quebec
you’ve got to go through Quebec irregardless of Lawrence and you get to
irregardless of Lawrence and you get to
irregardless of Lawrence and you get to the Great Lakes and you get through
the Great Lakes and you get through
the Great Lakes and you get through great river systems and so Quebec is is
great river systems and so Quebec is is
great river systems and so Quebec is is the gatekeeper of of North America what
the gatekeeper of of North America what
the gatekeeper of of North America what were some of the biggest challenges
were some of the biggest challenges
were some of the biggest challenges faced during this conflict these British
faced during this conflict these British
faced during this conflict these British redcoats would come with their thick
redcoats would come with their thick
redcoats would come with their thick woolen red coats and they didn’t know
woolen red coats and they didn’t know
woolen red coats and they didn’t know one minute it was boiling hot it was
one minute it was boiling hot it was
one minute it was boiling hot it was almost 40 degrees centigrade the next
almost 40 degrees centigrade the next
almost 40 degrees centigrade the next minute be thunderstorms that would
minute be thunderstorms that would
minute be thunderstorms that would drench them and I think it was that
drench them and I think it was that
drench them and I think it was that there was terrible disease as a result
there was terrible disease as a result
there was terrible disease as a result that was flooding within the camp and
that was flooding within the camp and
that was flooding within the camp and the latrines were overflow and the water
the latrines were overflow and the water
the latrines were overflow and the water would get polluted so the British really
would get polluted so the British really
would get polluted so the British really struggled the cliffs meant that Quebec
struggled the cliffs meant that Quebec
struggled the cliffs meant that Quebec was very well defended from the British
was very well defended from the British
was very well defended from the British forces the British really struggled to
forces the British really struggled to
forces the British really struggled to get at Quebec it was only very late in
get at Quebec it was only very late in
get at Quebec it was only very late in September they managed to capture Quebec
September they managed to capture Quebec
September they managed to capture Quebec they really call it a disaster we’re
they really call it a disaster we’re
they really call it a disaster we’re gonna retreat right back up the river go
gonna retreat right back up the river go
gonna retreat right back up the river go back to Halifax in Boston and say we
back to Halifax in Boston and say we
back to Halifax in Boston and say we failed and they had one last gamble one
failed and they had one last gamble one
failed and they had one last gamble one last throw the dice and they managed to
last throw the dice and they managed to
last throw the dice and they managed to capture Quebec tell us about some of the
capture Quebec tell us about some of the
capture Quebec tell us about some of the most important characters and most
most important characters and most
most important characters and most important players in this event the
important players in this event the
important players in this event the great thing is it’s an important story
great thing is it’s an important story
great thing is it’s an important story is also full of historical and funny
is also full of historical and funny
is also full of historical and funny characters and with weird neuroses and
characters and with weird neuroses and
characters and with weird neuroses and stuff so the commander on the British
stuff so the commander on the British
stuff so the commander on the British Isles called General Wolfe General James
Isles called General Wolfe General James
Isles called General Wolfe General James Worf he’d never commanded No
Worf he’d never commanded No
Worf he’d never commanded No so he was 32 years old and the British
so he was 32 years old and the British
so he was 32 years old and the British thought it’s a good idea to give him
thought it’s a good idea to give him
thought it’s a good idea to give him commander this army and so it’s
commander this army and so it’s
commander this army and so it’s incredibly dangerous expedition a
incredibly dangerous expedition a
incredibly dangerous expedition a thousand miles into enemy territory no
thousand miles into enemy territory no
thousand miles into enemy territory no British fleet had managed to get up thus
British fleet had managed to get up thus
British fleet had managed to get up thus the Lawrence River hundreds of years
the Lawrence River hundreds of years
the Lawrence River hundreds of years whose bit nervous she was bit sickly we
whose bit nervous she was bit sickly we
whose bit nervous she was bit sickly we fell out with his officers say they
fell out with his officers say they
fell out with his officers say they didn’t like each other at the end of
didn’t like each other at the end of
didn’t like each other at the end of summer he’d pretty much failed to
summer he’d pretty much failed to
summer he’d pretty much failed to capture Quebec he wrote a letter to his
capture Quebec he wrote a letter to his
capture Quebec he wrote a letter to his mum and he said mum I’m coming home and
mum and he said mum I’m coming home and
mum and he said mum I’m coming home and I’m gonna resign and leave the army so
I’m gonna resign and leave the army so
I’m gonna resign and leave the army so he’s a broken man anybody said I have
he’s a broken man anybody said I have
he’s a broken man anybody said I have one last gamble further dice one more
one last gamble further dice one more
one last gamble further dice one more time before I leave the French soldiers
time before I leave the French soldiers
time before I leave the French soldiers commanded by a guy called the Marquis de
commanded by a guy called the Marquis de
commanded by a guy called the Marquis de Montcalm who hated being Canada he
Montcalm who hated being Canada he
Montcalm who hated being Canada he missed his family just before the battle
missed his family just before the battle
missed his family just before the battle he was told one of his beloved daughters
he was told one of his beloved daughters
he was told one of his beloved daughters had died in the South of France it was
had died in the South of France it was
had died in the South of France it was me who’s depressed he was sad about that
me who’s depressed he was sad about that
me who’s depressed he was sad about that we fell out with the French commanders
we fell out with the French commanders
we fell out with the French commanders head sort of French Canadians here they
head sort of French Canadians here they
head sort of French Canadians here they hated each other they couldn’t be in the
hated each other they couldn’t be in the
hated each other they couldn’t be in the same room as each other so it’s a really
same room as each other so it’s a really
same room as each other so it’s a really strange campaign everyone seemed to
strange campaign everyone seemed to
strange campaign everyone seemed to dislike each other very much it’s just
dislike each other very much it’s just
dislike each other very much it’s just just fascinating personalities tell us
just fascinating personalities tell us
just fascinating personalities tell us about the fates of wolf and Malcolm in
about the fates of wolf and Malcolm in
about the fates of wolf and Malcolm in the battle outside Quebec on the 13
the battle outside Quebec on the 13
the battle outside Quebec on the 13 September 1759 a general wolf he was
September 1759 a general wolf he was
September 1759 a general wolf he was very brave he was a strange man but he’s
very brave he was a strange man but he’s
very brave he was a strange man but he’s particularly brave he’s led by example
particularly brave he’s led by example
particularly brave he’s led by example and he made his men lie down to protect
and he made his men lie down to protect
and he made his men lie down to protect them from the Canadians that French
them from the Canadians that French
them from the Canadians that French claims were incredibly effective
claims were incredibly effective
claims were incredibly effective sharpshooters they were sniping and they
sharpshooters they were sniping and they
sharpshooters they were sniping and they were killing lots of British soldiers he
were killing lots of British soldiers he
were killing lots of British soldiers he made his men lie down he but he walked
made his men lie down he but he walked
made his men lie down he but he walked up and down to show how brave yours he
up and down to show how brave yours he
up and down to show how brave yours he was in charge so he could stay cool and
was in charge so he could stay cool and
was in charge so he could stay cool and he was injured in the wrist and he
he was injured in the wrist and he
he was injured in the wrist and he bounced up he said it’s nothing then he
bounced up he said it’s nothing then he
bounced up he said it’s nothing then he was a bullet scraped his stomach and it
was a bullet scraped his stomach and it
was a bullet scraped his stomach and it gave him a bad injury and then two
gave him a bad injury and then two
gave him a bad injury and then two bullets thumped into his chest and he
bullets thumped into his chest and he
bullets thumped into his chest and he died minutes later he died just in time
died minutes later he died just in time
died minutes later he died just in time to hear the French were running off the
to hear the French were running off the
to hear the French were running off the battlefield he just in time to hear that
battlefield he just in time to hear that
battlefield he just in time to hear that he’d won the battle Montcalm was injured
he’d won the battle Montcalm was injured
he’d won the battle Montcalm was injured going back into Quebec he was a popular
going back into Quebec he was a popular
going back into Quebec he was a popular commander and they said he okay so don’t
commander and they said he okay so don’t
commander and they said he okay so don’t worry friends I’m fine and he when he
worry friends I’m fine and he when he
worry friends I’m fine and he when he died after a terrible night agonizing
died after a terrible night agonizing
died after a terrible night agonizing pain he died after a night in Quebec and
pain he died after a night in Quebec and
pain he died after a night in Quebec and he was buried a shell hole a british
he was buried a shell hole a british
he was buried a shell hole a british shell had left in the ground I’ve seen
shell had left in the ground I’ve seen
shell had left in the ground I’ve seen you call this one of the most decisive
you call this one of the most decisive
you call this one of the most decisive encounters in history why why suddenly I
encounters in history why why suddenly I
encounters in history why why suddenly I think the the summer the fighting over
think the the summer the fighting over
think the the summer the fighting over the summer and the capture of Montreal
the summer and the capture of Montreal
the summer and the capture of Montreal the next year 760 is very decisive
the next year 760 is very decisive
the next year 760 is very decisive because it determines that North America
because it determines that North America
because it determines that North America be largely British speaking and embraced
be largely British speaking and embraced
be largely British speaking and embraced British ideas of law and politics and
British ideas of law and politics and
British ideas of law and politics and Trade and Industry
Trade and Industry
Trade and Industry if North America had remained carved up
if North America had remained carved up
if North America had remained carved up some French some Spanish some British it
some French some Spanish some British it
some French some Spanish some British it wouldn’t these two great powers Canada
wouldn’t these two great powers Canada
wouldn’t these two great powers Canada or America would not have emerged and I
or America would not have emerged and I
or America would not have emerged and I think that the 20th century would have
think that the 20th century would have
think that the 20th century would have been very different thank you very much
been very different thank you very much
been very different thank you very much thank you
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