Siege of Fort St. Jean (1775)

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The Siege of Fort St. Jean (1775) was a key early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental forces besieged and captured a British-held fort in Quebec, opening the way for the invasion of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
event in 1775 ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort St. John (1775) ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Province of Quebec ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
campaign Continental Army Canadian campaign of 1775–1776 ⓘ
capturedBy Continental forces ⓘ
combatantStrength American forces numerically superior to British garrison ⓘ
commander Charles Preston ⓘ
Guy Carleton ⓘ
Philip Schuyler ⓘ
Richard Montgomery ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryAtTime Province of Quebec, British North America ⓘ
linked to: Province of Quebec
defensiveWork British fortifications at Fort St. Jean ⓘ
endDate 1775-11-03 ⓘ
followedBy American occupation of Montreal (1775) ⓘ
Battle of Quebec (1775) ⓘ
garrison British regulars ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
hasLocation Canada ⓘ
Fort St. Jean ⓘ
linked to: Fort St. Frédéric

Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Province of Quebec

Richelieu River ⓘ
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
involvedForce American artillery ⓘ
Royal Navy lake and river vessels near the fort ⓘ
objective capture of Fort St. Jean ⓘ
facilitating invasion of Canada ⓘ
opening route to Montreal ⓘ
outcome surrender of British garrison at Fort St. Jean ⓘ
partOf Invasion of Canada (1775) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Longue-Pointe ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
significance key early campaign in the American invasion of Canada ⓘ
opened way for American advance on Montreal ⓘ
secured control of Richelieu River route for Americans ⓘ
startDate 1775-09-17 ⓘ
tactic artillery bombardment ⓘ
encirclement of fort ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1775 ⓘ

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Fort St. John → siteOf → Siege of Fort St. Jean (1775) ⓘ
Siege of Fort St. Jean (1775) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort St. John (1775) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Fort St. Jean (1775)