Table of Contents

• List of Maps
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The Only Link Wanting: The First Continental Congress Invites Canada
• New Subjects to the King: Canadians and the Province of Quebec
• Fuel for Rebellion: The British Party and the Quebec Act of 1774
• Authors and Agitators: Patriot Correspondence and John Brown’s Mission
• Preemptive Strikes: Ticonderoga and Fort St-Jean
• That Damned Absurd Word “Liberty”: Quebec’s Own Rebellion
• To Erect the Glorious Standard of American Liberty in Canada: The Decision to Intervene
• The Canadians Opened the Road: Continentals and Partisans on the Richelieu River
• The Treachery and Villainy of the Canadians: Collaboration, Resistance, and Siege in the Montreal District
• Another Path to the Heart of Quebec: Canada’s Capital, Hannibal’s Heir, and the Kennebec Expedition
• To Winter in Canada: “Free” Montréal and Fortress Québec
• Time to Consider Politics: The Continental Congress, the Northern Army, and a Committee for Canada
• Contest of Wills at Québec: The Fortress Capital—Key to Victory?
• The Question of Loyalists: General Wooster and “Liberated” Montréal, 1775
• A Critical Month: Wooster’s Montréal, January 1776
• Evolving Occupation: Montréal and the Struggle for the Canadian Spirit
• A Spirit of Cooperation and Understanding: William Goforth, Jean-Baptiste Badeaux, and Trois-Rivières
• Patriot Zealots: Benedict Arnold, Canadian Patriots, and the Québec City Blockade
• Spring of Unrest: A Canadian Battle in the Quebec District
• A Late-Changing Cast: New Continental Leadership for Canada
• May Tides: New Arrivals and Massive Change for the Province
• The Sad Necessity of Abandoning Canada: Military Collapse and the End of the Canadian Continental Experience
• The Causes of the Miscarriages in Canada: Carleton and Congress Investigate the Failures
• Conclusion: Misinterpretations and Missteps in a War to Spread Democracy
• Appendix 1. Canadian Voices: A Note on Sources
• Appendix 2. The Polarized Legacy of General David Wooster
• Source Abbreviations
• Name Abbreviations
• Notes
• Select Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

MARK R. ANDERSON is an independent historian and a retired U.S. Air Force officer who currently serves as a civilian military planner for the U.S. government. He earned his B.A. in history from Purdue University and his M.A. in military studies from American Military University.

Reviews

"Anderson makes a significant contribution to a neglected aspect of the American Revolution in this comprehensive, well-written monograph. . . . Anderson's thorough description [of the December 31, 1775 attack] is a major strength of the book."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Anderson's dramatic chronicle of this fascinating, if often-ignored, campaign takes a close look at the Colonial plan to 'liberate' Quebec from the British and pull it into a confederation with the still-forming nation."-- "Boston Globe"

Anderson's fascinating and important book makes it clear that there could have been a fourteenth colony. Anderson's most original scholarly contribution is his revelation of the surprising degree of support the Americans and their gospel of liberty received from Canadians, both British and French. . . . Anderson demonstrates that significant numbers of Canadians rallied to the American rebels. Hundreds took up arms, becoming much-needed auxiliaries to the Americans."-- "Journal of American Culture"

The Battle for the Fourteenth Colony is an important contribution to the historiography of the opening days of the American Revolution. . . . [Anderson] provides critically needed context explaining the motivations, capabilities, and results obtained by a large cast of players and is a telling lesson in the value of deep archival research."-- "Army History"