Battle of Quebec
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Battle of Quebec can mean:
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in Warfare
- The 1629 taking of Quebec (without battle) by English privateers led by David KirkeDavid KirkeSir David Kirke was an adventurer, colonizer and governor for the king of England. Kirke was the son of Gervase Kirke, a wealthy London-based Scottish merchant, who had married a Huguenot woman, Elizabeth Goudon, and was raised in Dieppe, in Normandy.In 1627 Kirke's father and several London...
during the Thirty Years' WarThirty Years' WarThe Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.... - Battle of Quebec (1690)Battle of Quebec (1690)The Battle of Quebec was fought in October 1690 between the colonies of New France and Massachusetts Bay, then ruled by the kingdoms of France and England, respectively. It was the first time Quebec's defences were tested....
, failed English attempt to capture the city during the War of the Grand Alliance or King William's War - Quebec ExpeditionQuebec ExpeditionThe Quebec Expedition, or the Walker Expedition to Quebec, was a British attempt to attack Quebec in 1711 in Queen Anne's War, the North American theatre of the War of Spanish Succession...
(1711), British expedition to capture the city during the Queen Anne's War or War of the Spanish Succession; the expedition turned back after ships foundered on the coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence - Battle of Quebec (1759), also called the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, successful capture of the city by the British in the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War
- Battle of Quebec (1760), also called the Battle of Sainte-Foy, French victory over British troops outside the city during the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War
- Battle of Quebec (1775)Battle of Quebec (1775)The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775 between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of the city of Quebec, early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came at a high price...
, failed American attempt to capture the city during the American Revolutionary War
in Sports
- Battle of Quebec (ice hockey)Battle of Quebec (ice hockey)The Battle of Quebec is the nickname for a former National Hockey League rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques. The rivalry lasted from the 1979–80 to 1994–95 seasons. The teams played against each other five times in the NHL playoffs, and the Canadiens won three of the series...
, the Canadiens-Nordiques rivalry in ice hockey