It took place on this date because the end of the year enlistment for most of the soldiers would be expiring. The trips to the city started on September. The Patriots, however, did manage to seize control of Montreal on November 13.
The battle was fought near the city of Quebec. It was fought there because the Patriots want to seize control of Quebec in hopes of winning support from Canada. With that, however, they failed, and the troops were left with only Montreal under their