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François-Gaston de Lévis

1719–1787 · 18th century

François-Gaston de Lévis was a French general who served as Montcalm's second-in-command in New France during the Seven Years' War. After Montcalm's death he led the French army and defeated the British at the Battle of Sainte-Foy outside Quebec in April 1760, but British ships relieved the city. He later became a Marshal of France and a duke.

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