Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy
America's First Attempt to Bring Liberty to Canada,1775-1776
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2014
- Category
- North America, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459717626
- Publish Date
- Jan 2014
- List Price
- $28.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459717640
- Publish Date
- Jan 2014
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Historian Gavin K. Watt offers a fresh interpretation of the 1775 Invasion of Canada.
In 1775, Governor Guy Carleton returned to Canada after a four-year absence in England to discover that political unrest in the American colonies was at a fever pitch. Soon after, open warfare erupted in Massachusetts, quickly followed by a rebel invasion.
Historian Gavin K. Watt explores the first two campaigns of the American Revolution through their impact on Canada and describes how a motley group of militia, American loyalists, and British regulars managed to defend Quebec and repel the invaders.
About the author
Gavin K. Watt is a founding member of the Museum of Applied Military History. He is the author of books on the American Revolution as waged from Canada: Burning of the Valleys and The Flockey, and he co-authored The King's Royal Regiment of New York and The British Campaign of 1777. Gavin currently lives in King City, Ontario.