Canadian+Invasion+of+1775

__﻿ America Suffers Heavy Losses at Canada __
by Zakk Sinon __**Purpose**__ The Invasion of [|Canada] was a major military initiative by the American Army. Canada was invaded in 1775 to gain control of [|Quebec] which was under [|British] authority. Once Quebec was under America's control they would be able to convince the [|French] living there to join their side againts Britain.

__**Summary**__ The Invasion of Canada was lead by two expeditions. The first expedition was lead by [|Richard Montgomery]. Montgomery took his expedition from [|Fort Ticonderoga] to[| Fort St. Johns]. This was a very harsh journey since Montgomery's men were not experienced with sailing ships in [|white water.]Therefore when crossing the[| St. Lawrence River], many supplies such as [|gunpowder] was ruined during shipwrecks. Fort St. Johns, a British controlled fort and one of Quebec's main defensive points, was captured by Montgomery's Army in Novemember. This forced [|Guy Carleton], the defending British General, to flee to inner Quebec. The second expedition was lead by the famous traitor, [|Benedict Arnold]. Arnold left [|Cambridge, Massachussetes]in September, and lead his troops through heavy wilderness, known today as [|Maine], which caused them to be starving and have lack of supplies and equiptment. The two expiditions met up in Decemember and attacked [|Quebec City] using a two-pronged attack stratagy. They attacked the city December 31, 1775, during a harsh [|blizzard] which caused vision to be impared and the weapons to not properly function. In total, there were 1200 troops fighting in the battle. The [|Continental Army] lost the battle for Quebec City. Arnold was wounded and Montgomery was killed. The overall casualties of the battle were 520. The American losses were 500, the British losses were only 20. The weapons used during the battle were [|muskets], [|bayonets], and [|cannons]. -The Americans lost a good portion of their supplies in the wilderness while traveling to Fort St. Johns. -The Americans were sick with [|smallpox] and starving. -The weather caused the guns to not work properly. -The Americans were outnumbered. -The British had the advatange of being the defenders. -The British were much better supplied and had cannons.
 * __Reason for Defeat__**

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__**Questions**__
 * 1) Why did the Continental Army get beaten so badly at Quebec City?
 * 2) What was the reason in invading Quebec City?
 * 3) Which expedition do you think was more challenging and why?