Battle of Beauport
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The Battle of Beauport was fought on July 31, 1759 between a British fleet and French land forces. The British were attempting to land their army in Quebec City. Despite a powerful British bombardment, the French defenses held and the British were unable to land their army. The British would try again with better luck in September.
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Boroughs La Cité (1st) · Les Rivières (2nd) · Ste-Foy--Sillery (3rd) · Charlesbourg (4th) Beauport (5th) · Limoilou (6th) · La Haute-Saint-Charles (7th) · Laurentien (8th) | |||
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Districts Gay · Latin/Old Quebec · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Saint-Roch Val-Bélair | |||
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See also [Quebec City on Wikitravel] List of presidents of districts of Quebec City · Quebec City Council List of mayors of Quebec City · Agglomeration of Quebec Greater Quebec City Area · Quebec City Area Website about the 400th birthday of Quebec City in 2008 : [http://www.quebec400.qc.ca] |
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