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Many Americans don’t realize that in 1775 at the start of the American Revolution, rebel forces invaded Canada, occupying Montréal and attacking the town of Québec (where they soundly beaten).
American privateers also raided Atlantic ports, and revolutionary sympathizers in Nova Scotia attempted a rebellion in that colony.
Although the rebel forces were defeated in Canada sparking another kind of invasion – a wave of Loyalist emigration that would change the make-up of Canada.
American privateers also raided Atlantic ports, and revolutionary sympathizers in Nova Scotia attempted a rebellion in that colony.
Although the rebel forces were defeated in Canada sparking another kind of invasion – a wave of Loyalist emigration that would change the make-up of Canada.
This set the stage for British General Burgoyne to invade the Champlain and Hudson River valleys in 1777. With the surrender of his army to General Gates, France was finally convinced to enter the war on the American side.