Plains of Abraham Quebec City

[@zhannahere20]

This is the last video I made in Quebec City and Quebec Province. I had it for a long time and now I finally decided to just upload it for story continuity.

[@marcafterdark1003]

I love Quebec they have the best national anthem 👏

[@jacquesplov3861]

The first version of O Canada is French and was first sung June 24th, 1880 on the occasion of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the national holiday of French Canadians. It's says so on the monument right behind you when you are facing the statue of Joan of Arc.

[@zhannahere20]

Thanks. I made some mistakes. I just said what I remembered from the bus tour I took the day before.

[@jacquesplov3861]

The battle of the Plains of Abraham was the one battle the British won. It came mid-September 1759, just as the British had started thinking about moving back to New England or England, not wanting to be stuck in the hard winter of Québec. The battle lasted about half an hour, but the siege of Québec had started mid-June, the British destroying all the farm along the Saint Laurent, bombarding Québec, the city, with not less than 50 000 bombs, destroying most of the city. The British had during three months tried to set foot on the Baie-de-Beauport and were successfully pushed back by the French, the Canadiens and their Native allies. They never succeeded. The battle on the Plains of Abraham was a feat for the British as they took the French by surprise. The French surrendered later that day not wanting to have the city destroyed any further and causing more deaths. However, it should be noted that in the spring of 1760, Général de Lévis came back and there was a second battle of the Plains of Abraham which they won. The British retreated back into the city and that is what helped them keep their stand. The first ships that came sailing up the Saint Laurent in spring were British ships and so that meant the fight was over, the French were not able to send any help, supplies or new soldiers. So you see, it's not all simplistic as the tourist guides' recounting of the Siege of Québec.

[@zhannahere20]

Thank you. Sorry I got some things wrong. But hope the viewers will get more information from your comments.

[@nicoledubois3638]

I am so sorry to tell you but you miissed whom the Plains actually belonged to to begin with.

[@zhannahere20]

Yes looks like I made some mistakes. I was really just going by memory from one bus tour. Thank you.

[@jacquesplov3861]

The Parc Jeanne d'Arc you show in your video is not where the battle of the Plains of Abraham really took place. You should have walked 400m west and you would have had the alignment of the French regiments and the British one. James Wolf died during that battle that day, Montcalm was also fatally wounded and died a short while after. The discussions between the French and British to end combats and surrender the city came a few days later.

[@TRINI123A]

Nice video. 20 kids. Sounds like rabbits. :-)

[@jacquesplov3861]

After the Conquest by the British, the families had lost a lot, most lost their homes, their farms were destroyed and their herds slaughtered. They had to have lots of kids to help out on the land and survive. Since they were Catholics, they could not hold civil positions unless they renounced their faith and spoke English. They could not open a business either. It was a survival period for the «Canadiens» that were left to fend for themselves. This explains the large families and how they grew from 80,000 in 1763 to 8 millions now and that is not counting the 1 million who left to live in the States and whose descendants would number also around 8 millions. Poor nations always have very high birth rates, but also numerous childhood deaths too.