A Miniature History of the American Revolution

To the Gates of Quebec “We Shall Be Undone” In the Fall of 1775, the Americans launched an invasion of Canada. The defending British forces...

The guns at Fort Saint-Jean fell silent late on November 1, 1775 . The next day was spent in negotiations, and the formal surrender took pl...

The siege of Fort Saint-Jean dragged on for weeks. Brigadier-General Richard Montgomery, who led the American forces, was impatient to fini...

In 1775, the colony of New York raised four regiments of infantry and one company of artillery. These troops were assigned to the army comma...

An American army, under Major-General Philip Schuyler, advanced into Canada on September 4, 1775 . Two days later it made what amounted to a...

A few days ago , I posted a description of the first inaugural skirmish in the American invasion of Canada. For good or ill, the post was ju...

The American invasion of Canada began on September 4, 1775 , when an army commanded by Major-General Philip Schuyler encamped on L'Île-a...