Canadian History: The Siege and Blockade of Quebec, by Generals Montgomery and Arnold in 1775-6; A Paper Read Before the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, March 6th, 1872 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Anderson, William James

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ISBN 10 : 133392805X ISBN 13 : 9781333928056

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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A merica, and were animated by the self-reliance and enthusiasm which such a life is calculated to produce. Three thousand men, who had assembled at Crown Point under Montgomery, suddenly advanced into Canada, I sle aux Noix was evacuated at their approach, and, meeting no obstruction, Forts St. John and Chambly were at once invested. 500 British regulars, with 200 Canadian militia, defended St. John; the detachment which occupied Chambly, which was totally indefensible, surrendered on being summoned. A large quantity of stores and ammunition, which had been very unaccountably placed there, fell into Montgomery shands. Sir Guy Carleton, the Governor, was then at Sorel with a battalion of militia and some Highland settlers whom he had hastily collected ;with another corps of militia he proposed to move on St. John and raise the siege ;but the Americans having already occupied the St. Lawrence, he was unable to pass over from Montreal to La Prairie, which was occupied by the enemy. On this the troops at Sorel dispersed ;and St. John, a simple earthenwork without any casemates, having no prospect of relief, capitulated on the 3rd November. Montgomery immediately advanced on Sorel, sent a detachment across the St. Lawrence, and established batteries on either side, which completely commanded the navigation and prevented all communication between Quebec and Montreal. Montreal, without a garrison, and with a partially disaffected population, capitulated on the 13th November, and with it surrendered eleven British vessels. The arrangements of Sir G-uy Carleton to this date have been severely criticised and condemned by some parties ;but perhaps Sir James Carmichael is only just when he says :T he American attack was, however, so unexpected, and so immediately followed the commencement of hostilities, that in all probability no arrangement for the defence of the Can
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133392805X
• ISBN 13: 9781333928056
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 33
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