News of Johnson's Montreal meeting had prompted…
August 1775 CE
Attended by about four hundred natives (primarily Oneidas and Tuscaroras, and only a few Mohawk), Schuyler and other vn commissioners explain the issues dividing the colonies from Britain, emphasizing that the colonists are at war to preserve their rights, and are not attempting conquest.
The assembled chiefs agree to remain neutral, with one Mohawk chief saying, "It is a family affair" and that they will "sit still and see you fight ... out".
They do, however, extract concessions from the Americans, including promises to address ongoing grievances like the encroachment of white settlers on their lands.
The primary thrust of the invasion is to be led by General Schuyler, going up Lake Champlain to assault Montreal and then Quebec City.
The expedition is to be composed of forces from New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, as well as the Green Mountain Boys under Seth Warner, with provisions supplied by New York.
However, Schuyler is overcautious, and by mid-August the colonists are receiving reports that General Carleton is fortifying defensive positions outside Montreal, and that some native tribes have joined with the British.
People
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Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations)
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Mohawk people (Amerind tribe)
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Tuscarora (Amerind tribe)
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Oneida people (Amerind tribe)
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Connecticut (English Crown Colony)
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New York, Province of (English Colony)
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New Hampshire, English royal Province of
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Britain, Kingdom of Great
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Quebec (British Province)
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Green Mountain Boys
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