Arnold, on receiving news of Butterfield's capture,…
May 1776 CE
Forster, who had left the captives in the stockade at Les Cèdres, had moved closer to Montreal with a force now numbering around five hundred, until May 24 when he received intelligence of Arnold's location, and that Arnold is expecting additional forces which would significantly outnumber his.
Since his force is dwindling in size, he negotiates an agreement with his captives to exchange them for British prisoners taken during the siege of Fort St. Johns.
After a brief exchange of cannon fire at Quinze-Chênes, Arnold also agrees to the exchange, which takes place between May 27 and 30.