Thursday 8 June 2023

Today's anniversary

 The Battle of Trois-Rivières was fought on June 8, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. A British army under Quebec Governor Guy Carleton defeated an attempt by units from the Continental Army under the command of Brigadier General William Thompson to stop a British advance up the Saint Lawrence River valley. The battle occurred as a part of the American colonists' invasion of Quebec, which had begun in September 1775 with the goal of removing the province from British rule.

Pic from http://www.v3r.net/culture/arts-visuels/art-public/la-fresque#scene-2-victoire-de-la-bataille-de-troisrivieres


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