the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fuzileers) during the period 1775 to 1776.
The Royal Fuzileers had an illustrious role in the history of colonial Canada.
In 1775, an insurgent army of the rebellious Continental Congress invaded
the Colony of Quebec in an attempt to subvert the liberty of Canadians and
to eject the British Army from the North American mainland. After defeats
at Fort Chambly, Fort St. John, and Montreal, the small British and
Canadian Army retreated inside the walls of Quebec, which was the largest
fortress in the western hemisphere. Two rebel armies beseiged the City
during the winter of 1775 to 1776. On New Years Day, 1776, the rebels
assaulted the City and were decisively repulsed by the garrison, including
Captain Owen's Company of the Royal Fuzileers. During the assault, the
commander of the rebel army, General Richard Montgomery was killed.
Quebec City held out against the rebel invaders and Canada remained a
British colony.
To celebrate this important moment in the history of Canada, we recreate
part of the small British force which defended Canadian freedom from
American tyranny.
III, King of England, Wales, Scotland,
Ireland and the Empire overseas from
1760 - 1820.