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Battle of Quebec

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  • proper noun ice hockey, Canada competition between the Montreal Canadiens of Montreal and Quebec Nordiques of Quebec City in the NHL from 1979–80 to 1994–95.

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Examples

  • His father was born in Prince Edward Island and his father was born in Nova Scotia – a good solid Acadian and Scottish family that can trace its name back to the Battle of Quebec in 1759.

    Daimnation!: Puts Margaret Wente in perspective, doesn't it? 2005

  • In early 1777 he wrote General Nathanael Greene, one of the best officers the country had, a lecture comparing Trenton and Princeton with the Battle of Quebec in the French and Indian War, and the Battle of Pharsala in the Roman Civil Wars.

    America's First Dynasty Richard Brookhiser 2002

  • He had served with General Montgomery in -- in the Battle of Quebec, which Montgomery was killed and Burr standing right next to him and so forth.

    A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr 1998

  • Montcalm himself, before the Battle of Quebec, had predicted not only his own defeat but its great aftermath in colonial rebellion.

    Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

  • Montcalm himself, before the Battle of Quebec, had predicted not only his own defeat but its great aftermath in colonial rebellion.

    Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

  • The name of Wolfe had been adopted because one of the Murrays greatly distinguished himself at the Battle of Quebec, and on the lawn in front of the house was a cannon on which the following words had been engraved:

    From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

  • Battle of Quebec, and attendant defeat of the Marquis de Montcalm, have made him illustrious in history.

    Greenwich Village Anna Alice Chapin 1900

  • _Force of the English and French at the Battle of Quebec.

    Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858

  • I shall not die for love, he need not fear me see also Brave Wolfe or the Battle of Quebec

    Blacksmith Courted Me 1825

  • Nova Scotia, the capital of Acadia, and then launched an expedition to seize the capital of New France, but were defeated in the Battle of Quebec.

    WN.com - Articles related to Textile event showcases region's rich heritage 2010

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