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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 Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau by ...
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 ...
British victory: in the largest battle of the war the American army of George Washington is outflanked and routed on Long Island but later manages to evacuate to Manhattan Landing at Kip's Bay: September 15, 1776: New York: British victory: British capture New York City and hold it for the duration of the war Battle of Harlem Heights: September ...
Henry Dearborn settled on the Kennebec River after the war, and represented the area in the U.S. Congress before President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Secretary of War in 1801. [73] Private Simon Fobes, who kept one of the many journals of the expedition, was captured in the Battle of Quebec.
Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish-born American military officer who first served in the British Army.He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for leading the unsuccessful 1775 invasion of northeastern Quebec.
Battle of Quebec (1760) or Battle of Sainte-Foy, a battle outside the city during the Seven Years' War Battle of Quebec (1775) , a failed American assault during the American Revolutionary War Battle of Quebec (ice hockey) , a sports rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques
*1846–1848 Mexican–American War. August 13 – September 30, 1846 Siege of Los Angeles; 1854–1858 Bleeding Kansas. 1856 Sacking of Lawrence; 1856 Pottawatomie Massacre; October 29, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry *1861–1865 American Civil War. February 11–16, 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson; April 6–7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh