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One of the reasons the 1775-76 American invasion of Canada failed was that the residents of the British colony of Canada set aside their historical grievances and united to defend Quebec City.
French Canadians fought alongside the English-speaking militia and British forces to repel the American invaders. The Americans already held the other two population centres — Montreal and Trois-Rivières. H
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They had to wade “through the most horrid swamps” for three hours, during which they were “devoured by muskeetoes of a monstrous size and innumerable numbers,” according to one account.
They emerged to discover an overwhelming force of British troops and militia. “The advance of the two corps were soon engaged, but they were not equal,” according to an American officer at the scene. “Ours were obl
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Benjamin Franklin was in Saratoga on his way to Canada in 1776 when he began to have doubts about whether he and two colleagues could salvage the faltering American invasion of the British colony.
#OTD April 13, 1776, he wrote John Hancock, then president of the Continental Congress, saying the latest information he had received made him think “we shall be able to effect little there.”
He was ri
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Guy Carleton, British governor of the colony of Canada, showed mercy to American invaders when they abandoned their siege of Quebec City on May 6 and fled into the woods.
#OTD May 10, 1776, he instructed the militia to search for these “deluded subjects,” who were likely suffering from wounds and were “in great danger of perishing for want of proper assistance.”
“Afford them all necessary relief
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One of the reasons the 1775-76 American invasion of Canada failed was that the residents of the British colony of Canada set aside their historical grievances and united to defend Quebec City.
French Canadians fought alongside the English-speaking militia and British forces to …
They had to wade “through the most horrid swamps” for three hours, during which they were “devoured by muskeetoes of a monstrous size and innumerable numbers,” according to one account.
They emerged to discover an overwhelming force of Bri…
#OTD June 8, 1776, the American troops who invaded the British colony of Canada in 1775 fought one last, disastrous battle at Trois-Rivières before resuming their headlong rush for home.
They had been forced to break their siege of Quebec …
Who says you can’t have fun while talking about your book? I had a great time this evening discussing Benjamin Franklin’s failure to annex Canada with an informed and engaged Winnipeg audience.
My thanks to Canadian International Council -…
It was a pleasure speaking with the knowledgeable Steve Paikin about why events that happened 250 years ago still matter today.
#hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
https://youtu.be/71XcY7OgYe8?si=y31spzUXOq7JFWwy
When Benjamin Franklin fled Montreal for Philadelphia on May 11, his two fellow commissioners remained behind in the hope that they might still be able to salvage the American invasion of Canada and set up a new government. Samuel Chase an…
Guy Carleton, British governor of the colony of Canada, showed mercy to American invaders when they abandoned their siege of Quebec City on May 6 and fled into the woods.
#OTD May 10, 1776, he instructed the militia to search for these “d…
Stanbridge East lies close to the path American invaders took in 1775 as they fought their way to Montreal — and their hasty exit in 1776.
It was delightful to talk to current residents yesterday at the Missisquoi Museum. Among the museum…
Will the next revolution start in Canada?
I wrote about the similarities between Canadians today and American colonists prior to the revolution.
There are more than you think.
#hedidnotconquer #canada #history #americanrevolution
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When Benjamin Franklin arrived in France in December 1776, he stayed with Jacques-Barthélémy Gruel, a Nantes shipowner who made a fortune in the slave trade.
Among Gruel’s ships was the Marie-Séraphique, which transported between 302 and …
I wish Mike Myers had given PM Mark Carney a statue of Sir Guy Carleton instead of General Isaac Brock.
Everything the PM said about the War of 1812 in his video address applies equally to the American invasion of Canada in 1775.
Only th…
Benjamin Franklin was in Saratoga on his way to Canada in 1776 when he began to have doubts about whether he and two colleagues could salvage the faltering American invasion of the British colony.
#OTD April 13, 1776, he wrote John Hancoc…
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