page_title: Seth Warner
section_title: Along the St. Lawrence River, fall 1775
hierarchical_section_title: Seth Warner / American Revolution / Invasion of Canada / Along the St. Lawrence River, fall 1775
caption_attribution_description: English: Ruins of Fort Longueuil, 1825, by John Drake Français&#160;: Ruines du fort de Longueuil. Lavis de John Drake, 1825
context_page_description: Seth Warner was a Revolutionary War officer from Vermont who rose to rank of Continental colonel and was often given the duties of a brigade commander. He is best known for his leadership in the capture of Fort Crown Point, the Battle of Longueuil, the siege of Quebec, the retreat from Canada, and the battles of Hubbardton and Bennington.
  Before the war, he was a captain in the Green Mountain Boys. He was outlawed by New York but never captured.
  In the final years of the war, he remained loyal to the United States while the independent state of Vermont negotiated separately with the British.
context_section_description: In the late summer and fall of 1775, an American army under command of Philip Schuyler and then Brigadier General Richard Montgomery invaded Canada by way of Lake Champlain. By then the British had refortified St. John, and the Americans besieged the fort on the Richelieu River.
  In mid-September Warner and his regiment saw action near Fort St. John before being stationed along the St. Lawrence River where they kept watch on Montreal and the British shipping.
  Warner's headquarters became the Château fort de Longueuil, a late 17th-century "castle" with turrets in the village of Longueuil.
  On October 30, Governor General Guy Carleton and approximately 800 men in 35 to 40 boats attempted to cross the St. Lawrence and relieve Fort St. John.  The landing was opposed by Warner, commanding his regiment and companies from the 2nd New York, totaling about 350 men. The American victory in the Battle of Longueuil led directly to the surrender of Fort St. John on November 3.
  Montreal surrendered on November 13, and Warner was part of the forces that entered the city. General Montgomery ordered Warner’s Regiment to prepare to go by canoe to Quebec, the last British stronghold in Canada. But the regiment had received no winter clothing or equipment, and many men were reluctant to stay in Canada. In the end, Montgomery grudgingly permitted the regiment to return home to equip themselves for the next campaign.
caption: A nineteenth-century sketch of the ruins of the Château fort de Longueuil, which served as Warner's headquarters in 1775
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