Battle of Quebec: Continental Army Attacks in a Blizzard
Continental Army forces under General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Benedict Arnold attacked Quebec City in a blinding snowstorm on New Year's Eve, hoping to seize Canada before British reinforcements arrived in spring. Montgomery was killed in the first minutes and Arnold was wounded, dooming the assault and ending American hopes of making Canada the fourteenth colony.
December 31, 1775
251 years ago
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Richard Montgomery
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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
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Invasion of Quebec (1775)
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Richard Montgomery
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