Pre 1773
1534 - Cartier claims the Gulf of St Lawrence for France
1608 - Champlain founds Quebec City
1627 - French merchants found the "Compagnie de la Nouvelle France"
1634 - Trois Rivieres founded
1642 - Montreal founded
1663 - Louis XIV establishes New France as a royal colony
1690 - First British attack on Quebec repulsed by Frontenac
1711 - British capture Quebec
1713 - Treaty of Utrecht: British gain Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland
1735 - Completion of the "Chemin du Roi" linking Quebec and Montreal
1745 - Army of New England provincial troops captures Louisburg
1754 - French and Indian War begins
1758 - Capture of Louisburg
1759 - Wolfe captures Quebec
1760 - Amherst captures Montreal
1763 - Treaty of Paris; Pontiac's Rebellion; Proclamation Act
1768 - Carleton succeeds Murray as Governor of Quebec
1773 - American merchants organize to oppose Quebec Bill
1774
31 March - Passing of the first of the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
22 June - Quebec Act receives Royal Assent
5 September - First Continental Congress
18 September - Carleton returns to Canada
4 December - Sullivan raids Fort William and Mary
16 December - Rhode Island militia seize Fort George
1775
19 April - War begins at Lexington and Concord
8 May - Green Mountain Boys rendezvous at Bennington
10 May - Second Continental Congress
10 May - Allen and Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga
12 May - Allen's men capture Crown Point
14 May - Arnold leaves Skenesboro for St Johns
16 May - Arnold captures St Johns
17 May - Allen forced to abandon St Johns
25 June - Schuyler appointed commander of Northern [
27 June - Congress authorizes invasion of Canada
18 July - Schuyler arrives from New York City
24 July - Schuyler sends Brown to Canada
28 August - American forces leave Fort Ticonderoga
4 September - Schuyler joins army at Ile-aux-Noix
5 September - First attempt to capture St Johns
10 September - Second attempt to capture St Johns
12 September - Arnold's expedition leaves Cambridge
16 September - Schuyler hands command over to Montgomery
18 September - Third attempt to capture St Johns
19 September - Arnold's force leaves Newburyport
27 September - Allen captured outside Montreal
17 October - Brown and Easton capture Chambly
27-30 October - Carleton turned back at Longueuil
2 November - St Johns surrenders
3 November - Arnold reaches the St Lawrence
5 November - Montgomery marches on Montreal
11 November - Brown forces Prescott back to Montreal; Carleton escapes
13 November - Montgomery enters Montreal; Arnold crosses the St Lawrence
15 November - Arnold occupies the Plain of Abraham
19 November - Carleton enters Quebec; Arnold retires to Pointe-
2 December - Montgomery arrives at Pointe-aux-Trembles
8 December - Siege of Quebec begins
31 December - Attack on Quebec; death of Montgomery
1776
1 January - New England enlistments expire
8 March - First reinforcements reach Arnold
1 April - Wooster finally arrives at Quebec and assumes command
12 April - Arnold leaves to take command at Montreal
19 April - New York and Connecticut enlistments expire
29 April - Franklin, Chase, and Carroll arrive at Montreal
1 May - Thomas arrives at Quebec
2 May - Thomas learns of British relief force
5 May - Thomas orders withdrawal to Deschambaults
6 May - isis and Surprise arrive at Quebec
16 May - Forster captures The Cedars
17 May - Thomas arrives back at Sorel
20 May - Forster ambushes Sherburn near The Cedars
26 May - Negotiations between Forster and Arnold at Quinze Chiens
1 June - Sullivan and Thompson arrive at Chambly with reinforcements
2 June - Thomas dies of smallpox; Sullivan assumes command
8 June - Action at Trois Rivieres
9 June - Arnold abandons Montreal
14 June - Sullivan orders withdrawal to lle-aux-Noix
17 June - Arnold joins Sullivan at St Johns
24 June - Sullivan orders abandonment of lle-aux-Noix
4 July - Declaration of Independence
5 July - Schuyler and Gates arrive at Crown Point
7 July - Survivors of Canadian expedition arrive at Crown Point
July-August - Arnold's fleet constructed at Skenesboro
24 August - Arnold's fleet leaves Crown Point
July-September - Carleton's fleet constructed at St Johns
23 September - Arnold's fleet in Valcour Sound
4 October - Carleton's fleet leaves St Johns
11 October - Carleton defeats Arnold at Valcour Island
12 October - Arnold abandons three vessels at Schuyler's Island
13 October - Remains of Arnold's fleet destroyed off Split Rock
14 October - Americans burn and abandon Crown Point
16 October - British troops land to attack Fort Ticonderoga
4 November - Winter forces Carleton back to Canada
1777
June-October - Burgoyne's expedition and Saratoga campaign
November - Congressional committee considers second invasion
1778
January - Preparations begun for second invasion
February - Franco-American treaty of alliance signed
March - Second invasion postponed indefinitely
