The Battle of the Plains of Abraham: How Quebec Became British

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In 1759, on a plateau outside Quebec City, two armies met in a battle that lasted less than an hour but changed the course of a continent. The Battle determined the fate of New France, reshaped Canada's future, and marked a turning point in the global struggle between Britain and France. It was a clash defined by daring strategy, brutal speed, and the deaths of two commanding generals. Learn more about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and how Quebec became British on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1759, on a plateau outside of Quebec City, two armies met in a battle that lasted less than an hour, but changed the course of a continent.
0:10.2	The battle determined the fate of New France, reshaped Canada's future, and marked a turning point in the global struggle between Britain and France.
0:18.9	It was a clash defined by daring strategy,
0:21.9	brutal speed, and the deaths of two commanding generals.
0:25.9	Learn more about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
0:28.6	and how Quebec became British
0:30.6	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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