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Montreal retreat and Burgoyne advance in Carleton letter
In July 1776 London Gazette publishes General Sir Guy Carleton's dispatches describing the Quebec campaign. Rebels crossed from Trois-Rivières with over 2000 men, attacked Three Rivers, then retreated up the river as Brigadiers Nesbitt and Fraser pressed the north shore. British forces pursued via water and land, burning supplies, capturing vessels, and advancing toward St. John’s while Arnold’s column retreated from Montreal. The writer criticizes Carleton's account as hearsay and questions the perceived rebels' bravery, arguing Montreal and St. John’s remain tenuous and warning of Crown Point as a future hurdle.
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London Gazette
Waitehall
Sir Guy Carleton
George Germain
le Maitre
Montreal
Quebec
Soyel
Pointe du Lai
62D
Fraser
Three Rivers
Nesbitt
Frater
Machiche
Martin
River du Loup
Thompson
Irwin
Sorel
Netbit
Burgoyne
St. John’s
Longuiel
Chambie
Chambiers
Mr. Arnold
Chamble
George Germaine
Ferdinand
Alexander of
Minden
Rois Rivieres
Teft
Guy Carleton
Guy Carlton
Canala
Montgomery
Arnold
Sricht
Luntreal
St John’s
Athebes
Eva
Achilles
Guy
Carleton
Hudson’s River
Crown Point
Ferdinand Mut Vite
Lord George Sackville