Benedict Arnold led an expedition early in the American Revolutionary Warfrom Cambridge, In the news

Massachusetts, through the wilderness of what is now Maine to the gates of Quebec City, setting
out on September 11, 1775. Colonel Arnold's force of 1,100 Continental Army troops was part of a
two-pronged invasion of the British Province of Quebec, along with Richard Montgomery's
expedition pushing north from Lake Champlain. By the time Arnold reached the French
settlements above the Saint Lawrence River in November, his force was reduced to 600 starving
men. They had traveled about 350 miles (560 km) through poorly charted wilderness, twice the
distance they had expected to cover. Assisted by the local French-speaking Canadiens, Arnold's
troops crossed the Saint Lawrence on November 13 and 14 and attempted to put Quebec City
under siege. Failing in this, they withdrew until Montgomery arrived to lead an unsuccessful
attack on the city. Arnold received a promotion to brigadier general. His route through northern
Maine has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Arnold Trail to Quebec. Hurricane Irma
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