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1775-1781: Revolting People and Benedict Arnold & Other Quebec Curios

December 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Quebec stands its ground during the Battle of Quebec (1775). Painting by C. W. Jeffreys (1916).

Name George Washington or Thomas Jefferson as one of the important figures of the American Revolution, but it does seem that somehow, a lot of the action leads back to [read on]

1775: The (American) Giant Awakens & Other Quebec Curios

November 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

The first battle of the American Revolution was that of Lexington and Concord, fought in 1775. These battles occurred in April, right on the heels of Paul Revere and [read on]

1754: The Beginning of the End & Other Quebec Curios

August 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

The traditional date of the beginning of the Seven Years’ War is 1754, when somebody named George Washington attacked a French scouting party, provoking the French into [read on]

Benedict Arnold Tried to Take Over Quebec City & Other Quebec Curios

March 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

"The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775" by John Trumbull, now in the Yale University Art Gallery.

On the tails of the (not so) little history of Quebec law comes a strange anecdote about those Americans. The Americans, revolutionary in more than a few ways, were griping [read on]