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C H A P T E R T W E L V E Epilogue A very distinguished Officer , wh o sacrificed hi s life in support of the liberties of America . . . the edict of the intelligent & brave Montgomery , whos e nam e will be immortal . . . ! Montgomery (whos e name is recorded i n the annals of Fame, ther e t o stan d i n conspicuou s character s unti l time shall be no more). . . 2 A fte r Montgomery' s repuls e a t Quebec , th e America n governmen t / % experience d an awakened intensity regarding the Canadian camJL J L paig n an d bega n funnelin g resource s t o th e norther n army . Slowly, troop s an d materie l buil t up . O n th e first o f Apri l 1776 , whe n Wooster finally came to Quebec to assume command, th e American forc e numbered tw o thousan d troops . However , Arnol d coul d no t ge t alon g with Wooster because of personality conflicts. Whe n Arnold reinjured hi s leg in an acciden t wit h hi s horse shortl y afte r Wooster' s arrival , h e use d this excus e t o retir e t o Montreal , leavin g hi s superio r i n charg e o f th e siege. Wooster bombarded th e city with artiller y an d tried to assume the military initiative , bu t hi s attempt s amounte d t o n o mor e tha n inconse quential harassment to the enemy. On Ma y 1 , Gen . Joh n Thomas , a mor e capabl e an d activ e officer , superseded Wooster . Si x day s later , befor e Thoma s coul d organiz e an y serious actio n agains t Quebec , a Britis h relie f fleet arrived . Th e fifteen 172 Epilogue • 17 3 ships containe d Gen . Joh n Burgoyne , eigh t arm y regiments , an d tw o thousand Germa n mercenaries . The Britis h had won i n the race with th e Americans to deliver a substantial reinforcement t o Quebec. This spelle d the en d o f th e America n sieg e o f Quebec . Wit h hi s increase d troo p strength, Carleton now felt confident i n taking the fight to the Americans, who numbered abou t twenty-five hundre d me n a t this time. The Britis h commander waste d n o time i n launching a vigorous attac k on th e besie gers . Overpowered , Thomas' s troop s bea t a hasty retreat , leavin g muc h of thei r equipmen t behin d whe n the y fled. Exacerbatin g th e problem , Thomas becam e il l with th e smallpo x tha t ha d helpe d i n decimating hi s army. O n June 2 , while his force was retreating to Chambly, h e died. Field comman d o f th e Canadia n campaig n no w devolve d upo n Brig . Gen. John Sullivan , who had recently arrive d at St. Johns with a brigade of fres h troops . Sulliva n combine d hi s me n wit h th e remnant s o f Tho mas 's force and set out on a second march on Quebec. He was met by the British a t Trois-Rivieres, abou t halfwa y betwee n Montrea l an d Quebec . The American s suffere d on e calamity afte r anothe r a s the British pushe d them back in a series of engagements. With their casualties mounting and in danger of being surrounded b y the British, surviva l of Sullivan's forc e became critical. Mor e an d more , th e America n fat e i n Canada appeare d doomed to failure. Eve n the relentless Arnold now advised that there was "more hono r i n makin g a safe retrea t tha n i n hazardin g a battle agains t such superiority. " u The junctio n o f the Canadians wit h th e Colonies, a n object whic h brough t u s int o thi s country , i s now a t a n end, " h e wrot e Sullivan. "Le t u s quit the m an d secur e our ow n countr y befor e i t...

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