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Alright. Firstly i was inspired to write an American TL, mostly by reading such fantastic timelines such as Dominion of Southern America and also Union and Liberty. This is officially my first TL. I had attempted a previous one, but that fell apart after one post, and because I didn't plan it properly. And having watched what many people have done in previous TL's I think I can mange this one now. Hopefully.
Now I am using this as a writing experience for myself, so it will be terribly rough, and not as detailed as many TL's here, but I can only do what I can do.
Thanks for reading and enjoy.




TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY

AN AHISTORICAL TL


PART 1





- On November 13, 1775, the death of Guy Carleton during the Battle of Montreal would sound the death knell of British control for the northern most reaches of the British Empire in North America. It would be an unfortunate circumstance that Carleton would be shot trying to escape the siege with a portion of his troops after he rejected a parley with the Americans under a false flag of truce. Such an act was seen as a "cheap and dirty trick by backwards colonials"[1]. Although a partial number of British and Quebecois troops would escape from the siege of Montreal, the surrender of the British fleet protecting the city would ensure that a significant number of troops would be captured by the colonial General Richard Montgomery. Montgomery would then proceed to fortify the city with the remaining soldiers at his disposal whilst also seeking to come to terms with the American sympathizers in Quebec.


- General Benedict Arnold, with the support of George Washington, began an invasion of Quebec with the aim of capturing Quebec city. Leading 1100 men northward through the Kennebec River, he would reach the city gates of Quebec City. Lacking cannon, and with a slightly reduced force, Arnold decided it would not be wise to take Quebec and would send word to Montgomery who would march northward to support Arnold in taking the city.


- On the night of December 31, 1775, using a snowstorm as cover, the combined Colonial army under Montgomery and Arnold, along with Daniel Morgan, would assault Quebec City. The Quebec defenders, even though they courageously defended the city, and outnumbering the American forces taking part in the battle with 600 more troops it wasn’t enough to overcome the bold leadership of Montgomery and Arnold. Between their two wings they were able to force the surrender of the city and they were able to capture some few hundred men and swaths of cannon and ammunition.


- Although it would be some months before news arrived, the loss of Quebec would be a nasty shock to the British Empire. Questions were raised in Parliament how Quebec could so have easily fallen to a bunch of "backwater colonials". The Whigs and Tories alike would eventually find fault with Guy Carleton, who was easy to defame as the man lay dead upon the field of battle. Nonetheless they would agree on sending more British soldiers to the American colonies to bring an end to the rebellion.



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[1] This is often the opinion of British Historians and revisionists when writing about their failure during the American Revolutionary war.
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