Editing Battle of the Plains of Abraham (section)

==Order of battle==
{{wide image|Battle of Quebec 1759 SLNSW FL3542480.jpg|800px|Plan of Quebec and environs  with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759.<ref name="a644">{{cite web | title=A Plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759] [cartograph... | website=Collection - State Library of NSW | date=2016-05-16 | url=https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvPoZdV27O | access-date=2025-02-26}}</ref>}}
=== British forces ===
British forces engaged in the battle were commanded by [[Major General]] James Wolfe. There is disagreement on the total number of men and equipment that Wolfe took into combat, with numbers varying across sources.<ref name="Macleod230"/><ref name="opposingforces"/> According to the Government of Canada website, which uses numbers from historian André Charbonneau, the British had 4,426 men, all [[British Army]] soldiers on the [[Plains of Abraham]], along with two bronze {{convert|6|pdr|adj=on}} cannon.<ref name="opposingforces"/> Wolfe deployed his men as follows;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bataille.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/en/bataille-des-plaines-d-abraham/les-deux-armees-face-a-face/l-armee-britanique.php |title=Battle of the Plains of Abraham: Positioning the Troops – The British Army |work=The National Battlefields Commission – Plains of Abraham |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=26 February 2025}}</ref>

'''Main line (Centre)''' 
* [[Louisbourg Grenadiers]]
* [[28th Regiment of Foot]]
* [[43rd Regiment of Foot]]
* [[47th Regiment of Foot]]
* [[58th Regiment of Foot]]
* [[Fraser's Highlanders|78th (Fraser's) Highlanders]]

'''Left'''
* [[15th Regiment of Foot]]
* 2nd Battalion, [[60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot]]
* 3rd Battalion, 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot

'''Right'''
* ''En potence'' on the right flank – [[35th Regiment of Foot]]

'''Reserve'''
* [[48th Regiment of Foot]]

'''Rear'''
*  The Light Infantry ([[80th Regiment of Light-Armed Foot]])

=== French forces ===
French forces engaged were composed of a mix of both regular force and militia units along with Indian allies, numbers varying between sources again.<ref name="Macleod228"/><ref name="opposingforces"/> The militia were poorly armed with rifles and no [[bayonet]]s and the Indian allies were unfamiliar with European-style battle tactics. According to the Government of Canada website, using numbers provided by historian André Charbonneau, the French had 2,000 men of the [[French Army]], 600 Canadians drafted into the regular force units, and another 1,800 militiamen and Indian allies. The French had more cannon than their British counterparts, but their numbers are not known.<ref name="opposingforces"/> In the battle, they were commanded by Major-General [[Marquis De Montcalm|Louis Joseph de Saint Véran, Marquis de Montcalm]] who deployed his forces as follows;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bataille.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/en/bataille-des-plaines-d-abraham/les-deux-armees-face-a-face/l-armee-francaise.php |title=Battle of the Plains of Abraham: Positioning of the Troops – The French Army |work=The National Battlefields Commission – Plains of Abraham |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=26 February 2025}}</ref>
 
'''Right'''
* Militia

'''Centre'''
* [[La Sarre Regiment]]
* [[Languedoc Regiment]]
* [[Béarn Regiment]]

'''Left'''
* [[Guyenne Regiment]]
* [[54th Infantry Regiment (France)|Royal Roussillon Regiment]]
* [[Montréal]] and [[Trois-Rivières]] militia