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Marquis de Montcalm, the French commander in North America, opposed General James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. The battle, a decisive British victory, determined the fate of French Canada. Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Wolfe's tactical brilliance and the element of surprise secured a strategic British triumph. Montcalm's death in the battle further weakened the French position, leading to the eventual British conquest of Canada.