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Who was opposing commander to Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

  • George II of Great Britain

  • Louis XIV

  • Marquis de Montcalm

  • William Pitt

Answer

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.
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