Invasion of Quebec (1775)

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event of the American Revolutionary War military campaign

The Invasion of Quebec (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental Army forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture the British-controlled province of Quebec and rally its inhabitants against British rule.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Quebec (1775)	6
Invasion of Quebec (1775) canonical	5
American invasion of Canada (1775–1776)	2
American invasion of Quebec (1775)	2
Invasion of Canada (1775)	2
American expedition to Montreal	1
Benedict Arnold’s 1775 expedition to Quebec	1
Invasion of Quebec (1775–1776)	1
Quebec expedition (1775)	1
Quebec expedition (1775–1776)	1
Siege of Quebec (1775–1776)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ surface form: American invasion of Canada (1775–1776)
approachRoute	Kennebec River near Skowhegan, Maine ⓘ surface form: Kennebec River and Maine wilderness route Lake Champlain route ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Province of Quebec ⓘ
cause	American attempt to remove British control from Canada ⓘ Continental Congress strategy to open a northern front ⓘ
commander	Benedict Arnold ⓘ Guy Carleton ⓘ Richard Montgomery ⓘ
conflictType	land campaign ⓘ
consequence	discouraged large-scale Canadian participation in the American Revolution ⓘ prevented Thirteen Colonies from expanding the rebellion into Canada ⓘ secured British control of Quebec ⓘ
endDate	1776-05 ⓘ
followedBy	Saratoga campaign ⓘ
hasPart	Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American expedition to Montreal Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775) Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Quebec (1775–1776)
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involvedForce	British regular troops ⓘ Continental Army troops from New England ⓘ Continental Army troops from New York ⓘ Royal Navy support on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ local Canadian militia ⓘ
location	Montreal ⓘ Province of Quebec ⓘ Quebec City ⓘ
notableAspect	combined operations by two American columns ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Richard Montgomery ⓘ
objective	bring Province of Quebec into the American Revolution ⓘ capture Quebec City ⓘ encourage Canadian support against British rule ⓘ
opponentOf	British Army ⓘ surface form: British Army in North America
outcome	failure of Continental Army to capture Quebec City ⓘ retreat of American forces from Quebec ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) ⓘ
relatedTo	Continental Congress invasion plans for Canada ⓘ Quebec Act ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
startDate	1775-09 ⓘ
theaterOfWar	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province of Quebec → significantEvent → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

Invasion of Quebec (1775) → hasPart → Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Quebec (1775–1776)

Invasion of Quebec (1775) → hasPart → Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)

Invasion of Quebec (1775) → hasPart → Invasion of Quebec (1775) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: American expedition to Montreal

Invasion of Quebec (1775) → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American invasion of Canada (1775–1776)

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Quebec (1775–1776)

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)

Benedict Arnold → battle → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quebec expedition (1775–1776)

Old Fort Western → significantEvent → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benedict Arnold’s 1775 expedition to Quebec

Daniel Morgan → battle → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

Richard Montgomery → notableWork → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American invasion of Quebec (1775)

Richard Montgomery → notableEvent → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) → followedBy → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

Battle of Valcour Island → precededBy → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American invasion of Canada (1775–1776)

Henry Dearborn → participatedIn → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quebec expedition (1775)

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester → participatedIn → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)

Fort Chambly → capturedDuring → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American invasion of Quebec (1775)

Fort St. John → usedDuringConflict → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery → causeOfDeathEvent → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Montgomery

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)

Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery → militaryOperation → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Montgomery

this entity surface form: Invasion of Canada (1775)

Green Mountain Boys → engagement → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Canada (1775)

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Quebec (1775)