Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . and carried the firstbarricade. Arnold, however, received a severe wound in the leg, and, sufieringgreat pain, was carried to the rear. Daniel Morgan, one of the bravest ofiicersof the Eevolution, succeeded to the command, and, with his riflemen at his heels,was the first to climb the ladders placed against the barricade. Two musket-balls grazed the leaders face, whicli was scorched by the flash, and he wasknocked down ; but
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . and carried the firstbarricade. Arnold, however, received a severe wound in the leg, and, sufieringgreat pain, was carried to the rear. Daniel Morgan, one of the bravest ofiicersof the Eevolution, succeeded to the command, and, with his riflemen at his heels,was the first to climb the ladders placed against the barricade. Two musket-balls grazed the leaders face, whicli was scorched by the flash, and he wasknocked down ; but he instantly sprang to his feet and called upon his men tofollow him. They did so with such dash that the enemy took refuge in thehouses on both sides of the street. But for the disaster that had overtaken Montgomery, Quebec probablywould have been captured, but Morgans command was in darkness, the drivingsnow interfered with firing, and they knew nothing of the town. Only a few DISASTROUS OF CANADA. 101 of the troops found the next barricade, and, when they climbed the ladders,were confronted by leveled nuiskets whose tire was veiy destructive. Not only. ST. PAULS CHURCH, NEW YORK, WHERE MONTGOMERY WAS BURIED. that, but the British, who had taken refuge in the houses in the streets, kept uptheir firing. The Anaericaus fought for a long time with the greatest heroism, but after 102 THE REVOLUTION—THE WAR IX XEW ENGLAND. tlie loss of sixty, the reiiiuiuder, with the exception of a few that had fled, wereobliged to surrender. The fragments of the helpless army fell again under thecommand of the wounded Arnold, who, despite the hopelessness of the attempt,still pressed the siege of Quebec. He had sent an urgent message to Schuylerfor reinforcements. They straggled through the wintry forests to his aid, some3,000 arriving in the course of the winter. Carleton, who was too wise to ven-ture out on the plain as Montcalm had done, felt secure behind the walls, andgave littl
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