Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles

Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles
Part of the Seven Years' War & the Siege of Quebec
An 18th-century illustration of the Saint Lawrence River
Date 16 May 1760 Location Saint Lawrence River 46°25′12″N 71°35′00″W / 46.4200°N 71.5833°W / 46.4200; -71.5833 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Robert Swanton	Jean Vauquelin
Strength
1 ship of the line 2 frigates	2 frigates 2 schooners 2 armed ships
Casualties and losses
1 frigate damaged	1 frigate destroyed 1 frigate captured 2 schooners captured 2 armed ships captured[1]

The Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles was a naval and land engagement that took place on 16 May 1760 during the French and Indian War on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It was near the present-day village of Neuville, in New France, during the French siege of Quebec. A relief force of the Royal Navy, having forced a passage through ice up the Saint Lawrence River, destroyed the French ships led by Jean Vauquelin that were assisting in the French siege of Quebec. The British victory forced the French under Chevalier de Lévis to raise the siege and to end their attempts to retake Quebec City.^[2][3]