Siege of Quebec (1760)

Siege of Quebec
Part of Seven Years' War
A view of Quebec being relieved by the Royal Navy. Print by Captain Harvey Smith on board HMS Vanguard
Date 29 April – 17 May 1760 Location Quebec City, New France 46°48′27″N 71°12′27″W / 46.8075°N 71.2075°W / 46.8075; -71.2075 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France Colony of Canada
Commanders and leaders
James Murray	Francis Gaston de Lévis
Strength
~6,000 150 guns 3 ships[1]	3,500 regulars 3,500 militia and natives[2] 132 guns 6 ships
Casualties and losses
30 killed or wounded[3] Unknown to disease Naval action 1 Frigate wrecked	206[1]–350[3] killed or wounded 300–400 captured[Note A] 44 guns captured[Note B] All stores captured Naval action 6 ships captured or destroyed

The siege of Quebec, also known as the second siege of Quebec, was a 1760 French attempt to retake Quebec City, in New France, which had been captured by Britain the previous year. The siege lasted from 29 April to 15 May, when British ships arrived to relieve the city and compelled the French commander, Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis, to break off the siege and to retreat.

The British launched the Montreal campaign a few months later, which resulted in the city's capture. French resistance ceased, and the British conquest of New France was complete, as was confirmed in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris.