Contents

• Incumbents
• Governors
• Events
• Births
• Deaths
• References

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Events from the year 1775 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch: George III ^[1]

Events

• April 19 – The American War of Independence begins, at Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts.
• May 1 – A bust of George III is found, in Montreal, adorned with beads, cross, and mitre, with the words "Pope of Canada: Sot of England." A reward of 500 guineas does not lead to apprehension of the culprit.^{[ citation needed ]}
• May 10 – Ethan Allen takes Fort Ticonderoga.
• June 9 – Martial law is proclaimed in Canada. ^[2]
• August 21 – Generals Schuyler and Richard Montgomery, with 1,000 American Patriots come to Canada, and invite the inhabitants to rebel.^{[ citation needed ]}
• September 17 – Montgomery besieges Fort St. Johns.
• September 25 – Attempting to take Montreal, Ethan Allen and many of his 150 followers are captured, at Longue Pointe, and are sent to England.
• October 18 – American Patriots capture Chambly.
• October 25 – On Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec from New England, his force begins crossing the height of land between Maine and Canada for the descent to the St. Lawrence River.
• November 3 – Hindered by Colonel Warner, of Vermont, Governor Guy Carleton cannot relieve St. Johns, which surrenders to Montgomery.
• November 12 – General Montgomery tells Montrealers that, being defenceless, they cannot stipulate terms; but promises to respect personal rights. He demands the keys of public stores, and appoints 9 a.m. tomorrow for the army's entrance, by the Recollet gate. (see "Nov 12, 1775 Articles of Capitulation")
• November 13 – The invaders appropriate royal stores.
• December 31 – At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attack by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.
• Having captured Montreal, American Patriot troops fail to take Quebec City or elicit local support, and withdraw within a year.

Births

• April 13 or 16 – Charles James Stewart, clergyman of the Church of England, bishop, and politician (d.1837)
• April 25 – William Warren Baldwin, doctor, militia officer, jp, lawyer, office holder, judge, businessman, and politician (d.1844)
• May 24 – Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer, army officer and colonial administrator (d.1850)
• September 13 – Laura Secord, heroine of the War of 1812 (d.1868)
• November 28 – Jean-Charles Létourneau, politician (d.1838)

Deaths

• January 3: Robert Campbell, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. (b.1718)
• November 3: Juan José Pérez Hernández, naval officer and explorer (b. ca. 1725)

References