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Battle Of Qubec And The American Revolution
The Battle of Qubec was a fierce battle between the British and the Patriots. However, it was a major loss for the Patriots and set them back in the American Revolution. It started way back in September, when the troops began their march to Quebec to try and take over the British held city to win support from Canada. The sides involved in this battle were not so simple. The three main sides were the Canadians living in Quebec, the Patriots, and the British soldiers. It was not that simple, however, because Canadians were helping either side, or not even helping at all. There were two important officers and one important soldier on the American side. The two leading officers were General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Arnold Benedict. These two people lead two groups of soldiers on different routes towards the city of Quebec in hopes of a surprise attack. In fact, Colonel Arnold Benedict asked the British to surrender the city, but was denied. So he and his troops waiting for General Richard Montgomery. Daniel Morgan was a soldier who took charge of the troops after General Richard Montgomery was killed. He made it past Britian’s first line of defense, but then retreated and waited for backup. …show more content…
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

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