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The Battle of Quebec


The Battle of Quebec took place on December 31, 1775 in Quebec City, which is the province of Quebec in Canada.

The armies/navies involved were the United States Colonies and Great Britatin. Captain William DeLaPlace and Sir Guy Carleton,who was also the governer of Quebec, were the commanders in the Battle of Quebec for the British. The leaders for the United States Colonists were Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, and Richard Montgomery.

The Battle of Quebec was faught between the United States Colonists and Great Britain because the colonies wanted to capture Quebec, force the British out of Quebec, and get French Canadians to help in the American Revolutionary War. The British had eighteen hundred men to counter the colonies twelve hundred men. The battle occured in the middle of a blizzard and was quite costly, especially for the colonies. Unfortunately in this battle fourty-eight people were killed, thirty four people were injured, and four hundred thiry-one were captured on the side of the colonies. The British only had five people killed, fourteen injured, and none captured. The British were aware that the colonists were coming, yet could not get much help due to the storm.



The Colonists were going strong at the beginning and captured one of the barricades, but the British responded quickly and trapped the Colonists so Daniel Morgan and all of his men surrendured. The battle was over by ten o'clock in the morning and it ultimately lead to a win for the British. Once the British and drove the Americans out of Quebec they started cracking down on any Canadian who supported the Americans. They gave them harsh punishments and made them fix areas destroyed by the US Colonists.

This battle is significant to the outcome of the war because the Colonists were put into their place by being defeated so swiftly. They realized that the next time that they want to plan an attack on someone they have to be much more prepared and should bring more weapons as well as a larger number of men. The British will get a boost from their victory and may become cocky, making them easier to defeat later in the war.

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Sarah Lang Mr. Muller Period 4