✦ History

Part of American Revolutionary War

Battle of Quebec (1775)

December 31, 1775 · Battle of Quebec (1775)

Result British victory

Montgomery and Arnold's night assault on Quebec failed; Montgomery was killed and the American invasion of Canada stalled.

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American

British

United States
United Colonies
Great Britain
Province of Quebec
Benedict Arnold military commander Daniel Morgan military commander Richard Montgomery military commander
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester military commander Allan Maclean of Torloisk military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
1,200
Killed
50
Wounded
34
Missing
431
Strength
1,800
Casualties
18
Killed
5
Wounded
14
Guns
14

Units

Northern Army (Continental Army) Arnold's Expedition to Quebec

Also involved 1