Invasion of Quebec (1775)
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The Invasion of Quebec was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to seize the Province of Qu
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 John Trumbull, 1786
General Philip Schuyler
This painting by Benjamin West is usually identified as a portrait of Guy Johnson, although a biography of Sir William Johnson claims that it actually depicts Sir William, Guy's uncle.
Brigadier General Richard Montgomery
Battle of Quebec (1775)
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The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City as part of the invasion of Quebec of the American Revolutionary
Invasion of Quebec (1775)
…Massachusetts, and traveled with great difficulty through the wilderness of Maine to Quebec City. The two forces joined there, but were defeated at the Battle of Quebec in December 1775. Montgomery's expedition set out from Fort Ticonderoga in late August, and in mid-September began besieging Fort St. Johns, the main…
Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery's troops prepare to embark for the invasion of Canada from Crown Point, New York.
Chaudière River, Arnold's route
Benedict Arnold in 1776, mezzotint engraving by Thomas Hart