<P> The culmination of a three - month siege by the British , the battle lasted about an hour . British troops commanded by General James Wolfe successfully resisted the column advance of French troops and Canadien militia under General Louis - Joseph , Marquis de Montcalm , employing new tactics that proved extremely effective against standard military formations used in most large European conflicts . Both generals were mortally wounded during the battle ; Wolfe received three gunshot wounds that ended his life within minutes of the beginning of the engagement and Montcalm died the next morning after receiving a musket ball wound just below his ribs . In the wake of the battle , the French evacuated the city ; their remaining military force in Canada and the rest of North America came under increasing pressure from British forces . </P>
<P> The culmination of a three - month siege by the British , the battle lasted about an hour . British troops commanded by General James Wolfe successfully resisted the column advance of French troops and Canadien militia under General Louis - Joseph , Marquis de Montcalm , employing new tactics that proved extremely effective against standard military formations used in most large European conflicts . Both generals were mortally wounded during the battle ; Wolfe received three gunshot wounds that ended his life within minutes of the beginning of the engagement and Montcalm died the next morning after receiving a musket ball wound just below his ribs . In the wake of the battle , the French evacuated the city ; their remaining military force in Canada and the rest of North America came under increasing pressure from British forces . </P>
who commanded the british attack on quebec quizlet
who commanded the british attack on quebec quizlet
General James Wolfe
General James Wolfe