Invasion of Canada

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 Quebec from Great Britain, and persuade French-speaking Canadiens to join the revolution on the side of the Thirteen Colonies. One expedition left Fort Ticonderoga under Richard Montgomery, besieged and captured Fort Saint-Jean, and very nearly captured British General Guy Carleton when taking Montreal. The other expedition, under Benedict Arnold, left Cambridge, 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.

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Quebec apres attaque americaine 1775

Embarkation of Montgomery's troops at Crown Point

The British invasion from the north. The campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne, from Canada, 1776-1777, with the journal of Lieut. William Digby, of the 53d, or Shropshire regiment of foot (14801595903)

With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga (1910) (14566151928)

Monument to Morgan and Arnold

• Promises to Keep: French Canadians as Revolutionaries and Refugees, 1775–1800 - scholarly article, Q1860, 2019

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Quebec apres attaque americaine 1775		Commons
commons	image		Embarkation of Montgomery's troops at Crown Point		Commons
commons	image		The British invasion from the north. The campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne, from Canada, 1776-1777, with the journal of Lieut. William Digby, of the 53d, or Shropshire regiment of foot (14801595903)		Commons
commons	image		With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga (1910) (14566151928)		Commons
commons	image		Monument to Morgan and Arnold		Commons