Montreal Campaign
The Montreal Campaign, also known as the Fall of Montreal, was a British three-pronged offensive against Montreal which took place from July 2 to 8 September 1760 during the French and Indian War as part of the global Seven Years' War. The campaign, pitted against an outnumbered and outsupplied French army, led to the capitulation and occupation of Montreal, the largest remaining city in French Canada.

Under the overall direction of Jeffery Amherst, British forces numbering around 18,000 men converged on Montreal starting in July from three separate directions. One under Amherst moved in from Lake Ontario, the other under James Murray moved from Québec and the third under William Haviland moved from Fort Crown Point. After capturing French positions and outposts along the way all three forces met up and surrounded Montreal. Many Canadiens deserted or surrendered their arms to British forces while the native allies of the French began to negotiate peace treaties and alliances with the British.

The French military commander in the region, Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis, was resolved to make a last stand in the city despite the overwhelming numerical inferiority of his troops. He was however overruled by Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, the civilian Governor of French Canada who persuaded him to surrender. Lévis attempted to negotiate a surrender with the honours of war, but the British rejected such terms and the French authorities eventually agreed to an unconditional surrender on 8 September. This effectively completed the British capture of New France.
Q161885
British
LOC
Q340
Montreal
LOC
Q154697
French and Indian War
EVE
Q33143
Seven Years' War
EVE
Q2569593
French Canada
LOC
Q335063
Jeffery Amherst
PER
Q1062
Lake Ontario
LOC
Q2668150
James Murray
PER
Q176
Québec
LOC
Q16210746
William Haviland
PER
Q1438494
Fort Crown Point
LOC
Q857880
Canadiens
Concept
Q36747
native allies
Concept
Q560639
Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis
PER
Q1356274
Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
PER
Q1197847
Governor of French Canada
UNK
Q1935054
honours of war
UNK
Q85851457
Montreal Campaign
UNK
1760-09-08T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
8 September 1760
DATE
+2^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
2
NUMBER
+8^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
8
NUMBER
participant
part of
participant