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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 53 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 54 : (search)
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 58 : (search)
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 67 : (search)
Chapter 67:
The retreat from Canada.
January—June, 1776.
The death of Montgomery dispelled the illusion
Chap. LXVII.} 1776. Jan. to Mar. that hovered round the invasion of Canada.
The soldiers whose time expired on the last day of Dece , Arnold preserved his fortitude; I have no thought, he said, of leaving this proud town until I enter it in tri umph.
Montgomery had required an army of ten thousand men; Arnold declared that a less number would not suffice.
The chief command de To maintain a foothold in Canada, there was need, in the first place, of the good — will and confidence of its people.
Montgomery had from his birth been familiar with Catholics; but Wooster, a New England Calvinist from a country town in Connecticu hap. LXVII.} 1776. Jan. to Mar. found it difficult to reduce them to order, if Schuyler almost threw up the attempt, if Montgomery suffered to from their querulousness even while leading them to victory, what was to be expected from fresh levies of i