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The Invasion of Quebec (June 1775 – October 1776, French: Invasion du Québec) 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 (part of modern-day Canada) from Great Britain, and persuade French-speaking ...
King George's War (1744–1748) French and Indian War (1724–1763) The United States invaded Canada in two wars: Invasion of Canada (1775), American Revolutionary War. Invasion of Canada (1812), War of 1812. American rebels from the Hunters' Lodges invaded Canada in the Patriot War (1837–1838) and the Battle of the Windmill in 1838.
April 19 – The American War of Independence begins, at Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts. May 1 – A bust of George III is found, in Montreal, adorned with beads, cross, and mitre, with the words "Pope of Canada: Sot of England." A reward of 500 guineas does not lead to apprehension of the culprit. [citation needed]
In September 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Benedict Arnold led a force of 1,100 Continental Army troops on an expedition from Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to the gates of Quebec City. The expedition was part of a two-pronged invasion of the British Province of Quebec, and passed through the wilderness ...
In the early years of the United States, many American political figures were in favour of invading and annexing Canada, and even pre-approved the admission of the Province of Quebec (previously known as Canada) to the U.S. in the Articles of Confederation in 1777. During the American Revolutionary War, the Americans invaded the Saint Lawrence ...
The British victory assured that British Canada would not join the United States. The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 by John Trumbull; 1775 Invasion of Canada; 1775 Arnold's expedition to Quebec; 1775 Battle of Longue-Pointe; 1775 Siege of Fort St. Jean; 1775 Battle of Quebec; 1776 Battle of the Cedars
431 captured [6][4] The Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille de Québec) 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.
The US invaded in 1775 and again from 1812 to 1814 but were rebuffed each time. The threat of US invasion persisted into the 19th century, partially facilitating Canadian Confederation in 1867. In 1871, the British Army withdrew from Canada, ceding defence responsibilities to the Canadian militia. In subsequent decades, the militia underwent ...