. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... a solid mass ; but, as the ice wasbrittle, it afforded no protection against thefire of the enemys guns. The Americanssoon found their artillery too light to makeany impression upon the walls of the city,and, as a last resort, it was determined toattempt the capture of the place by an assault,which was ordered for the thirty-first ofDecember. The attack was made withspirit, but was unsuccessful. Montgomery was shot down while leadingthe attack on the lower t
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... a solid mass ; but, as the ice wasbrittle, it afforded no protection against thefire of the enemys guns. The Americanssoon found their artillery too light to makeany impression upon the walls of the city,and, as a last resort, it was determined toattempt the capture of the place by an assault,which was ordered for the thirty-first ofDecember. The attack was made withspirit, but was unsuccessful. Montgomery was shot down while leadingthe attack on the lower town, and his columnwas driven back. Arnold was severely r/4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ivouiided in the assault upon the upper town,and the command passed to Morgan, thenext in rank. Morgan succeeded in carry-ing the two batteries which defended theentrance to Quebec, and in forcing his wayinto the town; but, being ov^erpowered bydumbers, was compelled to surrender. Hemd his men were treated with especial kind-ness by Sir Guy Carleton in recognition oftheir bravery. The attack having proved a^hre, Arnold, whose force had been reduced. GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY. to five hundred men, fell back to a positionabout three miles above Quebec, and held itall winter, hoping to receive such reinforce-ments as would enable him to take Quebec. In April, 1776, General Wooster joinedArnold with reinforcements, and, assumingtha command, made another unsuccessfuleffort to capture Quebec Wooster was soonrecalled, and was succeeded by GeneralThomas. Sir Guy Carleton, governor ofCanada, was heavily reinforced, and Thomas was obliged to abandon the attempt onQuebec and retreat. His movement was sohasty that he left his baggage, artillery andsick in Carletons hands. The British com-mander, with a humanity rare among hiscountrymen during this struggle, treated thesick prisoners with great kindness. Thomasfell back as far as the Sorel, where he diedof the small-pox, which was making greatra/ages among
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