Invasion of Quebec (1775)

Invasion of Quebec, 1775
Part of the American Revolutionary War
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 (John Trumbull, 1786)
Date June 1775 – October 1776 Location Primarily Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence River valleys Result Decisive British victory American invasions of Canada defeated British counter-offensive
Belligerents
United Colonies Canadian auxiliaries Vermont Republic	Great Britain Province of Quebec
Commanders and leaders
Philip Schuyler Richard Montgomery † John Thomas † William Thompson  John Sullivan Benedict Arnold David Wooster James Livingston Ethan Allen	Sir Guy Carleton
Strength
10,000	700–10,000+
Casualties and losses
400 killed, 650 wounded, 1,500 captured	100 killed, about 230 wounded, 600 captured

Decisive British victory

United Colonies

 Great Britain

The Invasion of Quebec in 1775 was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to gain military control of the British Province of Quebec (modern day Canada), and convince the French-speaking Canadiens to join the revolution on the side of the Thirteen Colonies. One expedition left Fort Ticonderoga under Richard Montgomery, besieged and captured Fort St. Johns, and very nearly captured British General Guy Carleton when taking Montreal. The other expedition left Cambridge, Massachusetts under Benedict Arnold, and traveled with great difficulty through the wilderness of Maine to Quebec City. The two forces joined there, but were defeated at the Battle of Quebec in December 1775.

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