Battle of the Cedars *
Battle of the Cedars National Historic Site of Canada
Chemin du Fleuve (River Road), Les Cèdres, Quebec, Canada. The monument is located on the south side of Chemin du Fleuve, between numbers 773 and 796, east of the town center.
In late April 1776, Arnold sent Colonel Timothy Bedel and his battalion of four hundred men to guard the western approaches to Montreal, stationing themselves at The Cedars. The British did attack, and the post was surrendered without offering much resistance. A relief force under Major Henry Sherburne was also captured after a fierce battle. Arnold gathered troops to recover the captives, but was forced to negotiate with the British who threatened to allow the Indians to massacre the Americans if he attacked. James Kirby Martin, in his book "Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero" gives a full account of the episode.
"A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque was erected in 1980 to commemorate the battle site. Surrounded by a small fence, the cairn stands in a small grassed plot at the edge of the Chemin du Fleuve surrounded by farmland and trees." This information and the photograph of the site are as seen on: http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=633
The inscription on the plaque: "In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, an invading American army occupied Montréal and established a small post here to protect its western flank. Advancing westward [note: this should be "eastward"] from Niagara, Captain George Forster and a small detachment of the 8th Regiment of Foot (Kings Liverpool) reinforced by Cayugas, Senecas and Mississaugas encountered the American outpost on 18 May. After a brief siege the defenders capitulated and the American force sent to relieve the garrison also surrendered. Despite this victory Forster lacked the necessary resources to continue his advance to Montréal." (according to the above-mentioned website)
Click this link for a view of the monument (although the plaque seems to be missing in this view from 2011): https://goo.gl/maps/FWp5yKr3b8L2
Read MoreChemin du Fleuve (River Road), Les Cèdres, Quebec, Canada. The monument is located on the south side of Chemin du Fleuve, between numbers 773 and 796, east of the town center.
In late April 1776, Arnold sent Colonel Timothy Bedel and his battalion of four hundred men to guard the western approaches to Montreal, stationing themselves at The Cedars. The British did attack, and the post was surrendered without offering much resistance. A relief force under Major Henry Sherburne was also captured after a fierce battle. Arnold gathered troops to recover the captives, but was forced to negotiate with the British who threatened to allow the Indians to massacre the Americans if he attacked. James Kirby Martin, in his book "Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero" gives a full account of the episode.
"A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque was erected in 1980 to commemorate the battle site. Surrounded by a small fence, the cairn stands in a small grassed plot at the edge of the Chemin du Fleuve surrounded by farmland and trees." This information and the photograph of the site are as seen on: http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=633
The inscription on the plaque: "In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, an invading American army occupied Montréal and established a small post here to protect its western flank. Advancing westward [note: this should be "eastward"] from Niagara, Captain George Forster and a small detachment of the 8th Regiment of Foot (Kings Liverpool) reinforced by Cayugas, Senecas and Mississaugas encountered the American outpost on 18 May. After a brief siege the defenders capitulated and the American force sent to relieve the garrison also surrendered. Despite this victory Forster lacked the necessary resources to continue his advance to Montréal." (according to the above-mentioned website)
Click this link for a view of the monument (although the plaque seems to be missing in this view from 2011): https://goo.gl/maps/FWp5yKr3b8L2
