Osprey Campaign : Quebec 1775 : The American Invasion of Canada

Author - Brendan Morrissey  Illustrator - Adam Hook

The American attack on Quebec in 1775 was a key episode in the War of Independence. Capture of the city would give the Americans control of Canada - a disaster for the British. The subsequent campaign involved a 350-mile trek across uninhabited wilderness, a desperate American attack on the city of Quebec that left one American general dead and another wounded, and a British counterattack that culminated in a brutal naval battle off Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. In this book Brendan Morrissey details the events of this ferocious struggle whose results would have such momentous consequences at Saratoga in 1777.

Contents

• The Road to Quebec
• Chronology
• Canada in 1775
• The Opposing Commanders
• The Opposing Forces
• The Invasion Begins
• Arnold's March
• The Wind of Change
• The Naval Campaign
• Aftermath
• The Battlefields Today
• Bibliography
• Index