WI: Britain forced to surrender at Sainte-Foy

What if the British forces under James Murray were to be forced to surrender after a successful siege of Quebec in 1760? Knowing that forts Ticonderoga, Detroit, and Niagara had already been captured by the British, might this have meant a more limited British victory? Perhaps only the Ohio country falls into British hands and not Canada? What effect would a surviving New France have on the 13(ish, plus Nova Scotia) colonies? Would the settlement still involve Britain capturing Florida? Might the British forces in the Caribbean then go for New Orleans instead? Would the French try to prevent a repeat of the near-disaster by loosening restrictions on settlement to try to catch up with the British?
 

TinyTartar

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I don't see how it would matter that much. The French army that went back at Quebec again was not some reinforcement from France, which had totally written off the theatre and sent all forces into Germany, but rather remnants of the colonial army and garrisons.

The British had a large army moving on Montreal at this point, and as you said, the Western forts of importance had also been taken. The French would not be able to hold Montreal for long with the force moving up Champlain, and once Montreal falls, Quebec is living on borrowed time. The British, once they had taken Quebec, began to realize that once and for all, they could end the constant frontier violence that had spiraled into European Wars for the last 100 years. They are going to keep going until the French are out of Canada and out of Ohio.

Now, such a victory might have repercussions in the Caribbean theatre, as the French might get a better peace deal being able to point to an extended conflict in America rather than an invasion of Canada that was utterly successful at the onset.
 
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