Can Quebec/Canada be conquered in the War of Austrian Succession?

Although the War in North America (King George's War)was rather small compared to the main theater in Europe (Austrian Succession), they still managed to capture the Fortress of Louisberg, which was a considerable loss to the French, yet still returned later.

Is it possible for the British/Colonists to follow up on this success and make more headway in taking Quebec? Or even possible for the British government to want to deprive the French of their American possessions by taking them 15-odd years earlier?
 
Well, the British had tried to capture Quebec in 1690 and 1711 without success, so they may have been a little gun-shy by this time. But they also had to deal with the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland right around this time, and a year later would lose Madras to France. So their hands were a bit tied.
 
The French had the conquered the Austrian Netherlands and much of the Netherlands, OTL Louis gave those up for Louisbourg. Here he' give them up for Canada. The thing is in OTL Louis's deal was uber generous, here it will just be generous.
 
The French had the conquered the Austrian Netherlands and much of the Netherlands, OTL Louis gave those up for Louisbourg. Here he' give them up for Canada. The thing is in OTL Louis's deal was uber generous, here it will just be generous.

Actually, it's thought that he gave up Madras for Louisbourg. He got nothing for the Austrian Netherlands.
 
Or even possible for the British government to want to deprive the French of their American possessions by taking them 15-odd years earlier?
You could have them lose it even earlier than that in the Anglo-French War of 1627-1629 if you want. I started a thread about it but the short version the French managed to bluff the initial English expedition in 1628 when they were so short of supplies that an attack would almost certainly have seen them defeated as happened a year later in 1629. The Treaty of Suza that ended the war declared things to be uti possidetis, aka. you get what you grab - both sides got to keep any territory they had conquered, which meant that Quebec which had been captured three months after the signing of the treaty had to be returned, as reiterated in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1632. Have the English attack Quebec in 1628 and be successful but the news not reach Europe until after the Treaty of Suza is signed, one idea I had is the Kirke's get a little overconfident and try to take Port-Royal in Acadia as well which fails but takes up enough time, and England get to keep Quebec in the peace. At that point France's only holding in North America is the already mentioned Port-Royal in Acadia, modern-day Nova Scotia.
 
Note that Britain didn't conquer Louisburg, New England forces did. They were pretty pissed when they (George II and his Ministers) gave it back for Madras.
 
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