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EPISODE · Nov 4, 2025 · 5 MIN

The Fall of Fort St. Jean

from The Revolutionary War Podcast · host Matt Schmidt

On November 3, 1775, after enduring a grueling six-week siege, Major Charles Preston raised the white flag over Fort St. Jean in Quebec. The surrender of this strategic British stronghold to American General Richard Montgomery marked a pivotal moment in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War and opened the gateway to Montreal. The capitulation represented not merely the fall of a fortification, but the crumbling of Britain's defensive line protecting the heart of its Canadian colony.

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