The Continental Army suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Quebec as commanding General Richard Montgomery is killed in action and many American soldiers are wounded or captured. The battle was the first significant defeat for the Continentals and, after a failed siege of the city, forced the American army to retreat.
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