battle battle rivers english fought june american revolutionary war british army quebec governor defeated attempt units continental_army command brigadier general stop british advance saint lawrence river valley battle occurred american colonists invasion quebec begun september goal removing province british rule crossing saint lawrence american troops observed quebec militia alerted british troops local farmer led americans swamp enabling british land additional forces village establish positions american army brief exchange established british line american troops emerging swamp americans broke somewhat disorganized retreat avenues retreat cut british took sizable number prisoners including general thompson staff major battle fought quebec soil following defeat remainder american forces command retreated fort saint jean background continental_army invaded quebec september suffered severe blow disastrous attack new year eve following loss remnants army besieged quebec early royal_navy ships sailed troops ships immediately sent city long general formed marched american siege camp general command american forces making arrangements retreat british arrival threw troops panic led disorganized retreat eventually reached british forces month early june ships carrying troops war supplies continued arrive quebec june added 9th 20th 29th 53rd 60th regiments foot general command arriving fleet troops commanded americans flight early took significant offensive steps sent ships carrying elements 47th 29th foot command brigadier general led forces june june forces ground grown nearly ships carrying additional troops supplies anchored river near village miles american arrangements thomas retreat instigated early arrival ships fleet carrying troops unaware true size british army war council included representatives decision reached stand quebec decision reached based reports rumors british troop strengths dominated non military congressional representatives thomas contracted smallpox died june briefly replaced relinquished command general arrived june reinforcements june hours sullivan arrival thompson sent troops command colonel goal surprising beating small british force believed sullivan arrival immediately dispatched thompson additional men follow forces caught defenses troop movements river erected day night june thompson men crossed river landing miles battle american crossing seen local militia captain rushed british camp reported general thompson left men guard landing headed rest unfamiliar local terrain convinced local farmer guide men proceeded apparently intentionally lead american army took hours meantime british having alerted american presence proceeded land troops fleet formed battle lines road outside village ships sent drove american guards flee river boats americans led thompson way swamp confronted drove swamp column men colonel fared little better arriving swamp face formation brief exchange fire took place americans clearly forces broke ran leaving arms supplies portions american force retreated edge woods gave cover attempted engage british troops fire troops kept road fire ships river kept shore number men landing site find occupied british troops returning woods continuing flee men escape capture time wayne eventually managed form rear guard men attempted attack british position driven woods wayne led retreat companies men slipped away woods giving cover hide true numbers general arrived late action detachment british forces led major grant taken control bridge critical crossing americans retreating north shore saint lawrence ordered grant withdraw allowing americans escape want deal large numbers prisoners wanted americans significant number americans far captured included general thompson seventeen officers june british finished rounding captives taken says americans killed battle gives figure americans killed aftermath scattered fragments american army way overland northern shore crossed return june sullivan counted effective troops command wanted stand smallpox word british fleet sail come convinced time retreat june continental_army left province attempted burn montreal destroying fort saint jean boats military value capable navigating ordered british army sail june actually leave joined june detachment men marched northern shore montreal british fleet arrived late 14th americans left morning elements british army entered montreal june arrived fort saint jean time americans reported push away burning remnants captives treated conditions imprisonment good provided clothing eventually officers transported new_york released legacy site near bridge designated national historic site canada order commemorate battle plaques city commemorating aspects battle plaque british participants placed historic sites monuments board canada plaque american dead placed daughters american revolution august plaque honours role misleading american troops american retreat quebec battle wounded soldiers treated convent congress authorized payment services convent retained bill bill time estimated million dollars july festivities marking town anniversary symbolically debt payment
Battle of Trois-Rivières