A Miniature History of the American Revolution

This is the final post in the series on the Montreal campaign of 1775. The previous post can be found here ; an index to all posts can be fo...

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...

Today marks the 235th anniversary of the American invasion of Canada. On this day, an American army commanded by Major-General Philip Schuyl...

At the time that Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga and raided Saint-Jean in the province of Quebec [cf. Allen and Ar...

The American people were gradually moving into armed conflict with Great Britain during the early 1770s. In the Spring of 1775, two events t...

War came to Canada soon after the beginning of the American Revolution. On May 17, 1775 (less than 1 month after the inaugural battle at Lex...

30 Days to Glory: May 18-19 Previous: May 15 - May 17 Thursday, May 18 : Major Charles Preston of the 26th Foot has his men up at an early h...

30 Days to Glory: May 15-17 Previous: May 11 - May 14 Next: May 18 - May 19 Monday, May 15 : Benedict Arnold’s expedition departs Crown Poin...

30 Days to Glory: May 11-14 Previous: May 9 - May 10 Next: May 15 - May 17 Thursday, May 11 : Benedict Arnold, a social climber who aspires ...

30 Days to Glory: May 9-10 Previous: May 4 - May 8 Next: May 11 - May 14 Tuesday, May 9 : The town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (in what is to...

30 Days to Glory: May 4-8 Previous: May 1 - May 3 Next: May 9 - May 10 Thursday, May 4 : The John Brown affair in Rhode Island ends in an un...

30 Days to Glory: May 1-3 Previous: April 27 - April 30 Next: May 4 - May 8 Monday, May 1 : Edward Mott is in Salisbury, Connecticut, where ...