The Battle of France , also known as the Fall of France , was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War . The Battle of the Plains of Abraham , also known as the Battle of Quebec ( Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham , or Première bataille de Québec in French ) , was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years ' War ( referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States ) . The battle , which began on 13 September 1759 , was fought by the British Army and Navy against the French Army on a plateau just outside the walls of Quebec City , on land that was originally owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin , hence the name of the battle .
The Battle of France is known by another name.