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Battle of The Cedars

Battle of The Cedars was a battle fought in 1776 at Battle of the Cedars National Historic Site, in what is now France. It was part of the Invasion of Quebec (1775), which ran from 1775 to 1776. The recorded result: Anglo-Haudenosaunee victory.

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This is a detail of the original source map, cropped to depict the western part of the Isle of Montreal and immediately surrounding mainland as far as Les Cèdres. The map's caption reads "Montreal et
This is a detail of the original source map, cropped to depict the western part of the Isle of Montreal and immediately surrounding mainland as far as Les Cèdres. The map's caption reads "Montreal et . Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, for the Kingdom of France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1776 (year precision)
PlaceBattle of the Cedars National Historic Site, France
45.306N, 74.055W
Part ofInvasion of Quebec (1775) (1775 to 1776)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultAnglo-Haudenosaunee victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; Quebec; HaudenosauneeUnited Colonies; Canadian sympathizers
CommandersGeorge ForsterIsaac Butterfield; Henry Sherburne; Benedict Arnold
Strength40 regulars; 11 militia; 204 Haudenosaunee warriorsCedars: 400 regulars and militia; Quinze-Chênes: 100 regulars and militia
Casualties and lossesCedars: none; Quinze-Chênes: 1 killed, 4–5 woundedCedars: all captured; Quinze-Chênes: 5–6 casualties, rest captured
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Elsewhere in 1776

Battle of The Cedars is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1779439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Cedars, revision 1374397180, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.