Battle of Trois-Rivières

When

8 Jun 1776

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.34° N, 72.55° W

Description

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Trois-Rivières was fought on June 8, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. A British army under Quebec Governor Sir 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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolution: Battle of Trois-Rivières – The invading American Continental Army is driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Trois-Rivières vereiteln die Briten einen Gegenangriff der amerikanischen Armee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Trois-Rivières”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence