The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. General Richard Montgomery was killed, Benedict Arnold was wounded, and Daniel Morgan and more than 400 men were taken prisoner. The city's garrison, a motley assortment of regular troops and militia led by Quebec's provincial governor, General Guy Carleton, suffered a small number of casualties.
British and Canadian forces attacking Arnold's column in the Sault-au-Matelot, Charles William Jefferys
Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery's troops prepare to embark for the invasion of Canada from Crown Point, New York
Chaudière River, Arnold's route.
Guy Carleton, commander of the forces in the city (painter unknown)
Quebec City, officially Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.
Image: Quebec City Rue St Louis 2010
Image: Old quebec city
Image: Québec Hôtel du Parlement 3
Image: Place Royale at night, Vieux Québec, Quebec ville, Canada
