A Journal of the Expedition to Quebec
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Excerpt from A Journal of the Expedition to Quebec: In the Year 1775, Under the Command of Colonel Benedict Arnold The march of Arnold and his determined followers across the wilderness of Maine, and the subsequent attack and repulse at Quebec, form one of the most interesting, as well as exciting episodes in our revolutionary history; the fortitude also with which these devoted men sustained themselves amid the gloom and solitude of those untrodden wilds, merits the grateful preservation of all records which may have escaped the decaying elements of time and neglect. A spirit, akin to this, has led to the issuing of the following Journal of a soldier in that expedition. For the purpose of co-operating with General Schuyler, who had the command of the invasion of Canada, Washington planned this expedition to Quebec, which was as remarkable for its novelty and boldness, as for the dangers and difficulties which it involved. These overcome, however, and a brilliant and speedy issue to the struggle in Canada, was rendered almost certain. The subject of this expedition was first named by Washington, in a letter to General Schuyler, dated at Cambridge, 20th of August, 1775, in which he says, "The design of this express is to communicate to you a plan of an expedition, which has engaged my thoughts for several days. It is to penetrate to Canada, by way of the Kennebec river, and so to Quebec, by a route ninety-six miles below Montreal." He also says, "The few whom I have consulted upon it, approve it much; but the final determination is deferred until I hear from you." The scheme having met the approval of General Schuyler, measures were at once taken by the Commander-in-Chief to put it in operation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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