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The Battle of Quebec in 1775 was a near-run thing which could have gone the other way (Carleton gets captured, among others).

If the Americans had taken it, presumably they would have received some reinforcements and supplies after such a morale-building event.
Could they have held it against the British counter-attack in 1776?

I'm assuming here the French-Canadians remain miltarily neutral/ineffective; the elite especially may have been hostile, but would they intervene wholeheartedly or effectively enough?

So, strictly on military grounds, can the Rebels hold out long enough to force the British to withdraw in favour of more direct attacks in the actual 13 Colonies?
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