Tag: 11/4/1775

  • Reinforcements Arrive Too Late–November 4, 1775

    Cover art for November 4, 1775: A 1790 watercolor showing Fort Saint-Jean in the background, and HMS Royal Savage in the foreground. Watercolor, pen & ink by James Peachey.

    As we told you yesterday, Major Preston was hoping that reinforcements were coming in time to rescue him and his men from Fort St. Jean, so he tried to stall for time with General Montgomery. General Montgomery wasn’t biting, though, and the siege finally ended when Preston’s men surrendered.

    Today, only a day later, a few hundred men arrive in Quebec from Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, but it’s too late for the fort. On the other hand, when the Americans try to take out Quebec City, they’ll have a much tougher time than they thought (and they lost anyway).