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Madelaine Drohan

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Author of He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada (2025.) Writer. Former foreign correspondent. Senior fellow Canadian International Council. Honorary senior fellow GSPIA, University of Ottawa. Visit my website: madelainedrohan.org

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Drop by the Dundurn Press booth if you are at TWOTS on Sunday. I’d be happy to talk about how Benjamin Franklin’s efforts to annex Canada set the stage for Donald Trump. #twots #canada #history #books #cdaus
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@economist.com Checks and Balance podcast wants listeners to name their favourite founding father. I picked John Adams. Here is why: #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books @dundurnpress.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social
Two separate portraits of Abigail and John Adams. She is wearing a lace cap and shawl. He is dressed in a black jacket and white neckerchief. They are middle-aged. Both look serious.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The founding fathers were still peeved with Britain about the 1774 Quebec Act when they declared independence #OTD July 4, 1776. They made sure to include the Act’s terms in the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence. #canada #history #americanrevolution @revwar250.bsky.social
A map of part of North America in 1774, showing the original 13 colonies, the British colony of the Province of Quebec (Canada), the Spanish possessions, which take up most of the map, and Oregon Country on the west coast. There is also an area marked Indian Country between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. East and West Florida are shown. The Province of Quebec extends below the Great Lakes to the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#OTD July 3, 1776, John Adams grumbled in a letter to his wife Abigail that had the Declaration of Independence been made seven months earlier, “we should have mastered Quebec and been in Possession of Canada.” #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @revwar250.bsky.social
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#OTD July 1, 1776, delegates to the Continental Congress pondered their failure to make Canada the 14th colony before they moved on to debating the wording of their intended declaration of independence. #history #books #americanrevolution @revwar250.bsky.social @250yearsagonews.bsky.social
A sepai-toned etching of John Adams, founding father. He is wearing a dark coat, white neckerchief, and his natural hair. His image is surrounded by a decorative frame.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#OTD June 18, 1776, a defeated American army straggled out of Fort St. Jean on the last leg of their journey home to the 13 Colonies. They had invaded the British colony of Canada the previous September, confident of making it the 14th colony. #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
A portrait of John Adams, founding father. He is seated, wearing a beige jacket and waistcoat. He appears to be wearing a grey wig, that is curled at the sides. The chair he is seated in is read. He is holding papers in his hand.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#OTD June 8, 1776, the American troops who invaded the British colony of Canada in 1775 fought one last, disastrous battle at Trois-Rivières before resuming their headlong rush for home. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
Black and white etching of General John Sullivan of the Continental Army. He is wearing an army uniform, holding a spear, and has his hand on his hip. He looks determined.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“The Dogs of Warr are now fairly let loose upon us.” So wrote Robert Morris, a key financial backer of the American Revolution and future founding father, #OTD June 5, 1776. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution #america250 @dundurnpress.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social
An oil portrait of a portly man from the revolutionary era. He is wearing a beige jacket and waistcoat and white neckerchief. He had his hand resting on a book. He has long hair on the sides and appears to be balding on top.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This never gets old! Signed copies of my book at Indigo Rideau in Ottawa today. My book explains why Benjamin Franklin was in Montreal 250 years ago trying his best to make Canada into the 14th American colony. As the title suggests, he failed. #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
Woman with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a beige shirt. She is holding a copy of the book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada, and is standing in front of a stack of the book in front of a sign that says History. She is in a bookstore.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
One of the reasons the 1775-76 American invasion of Canada failed was that the residents of the British colony of Canada set aside their historical grievances and united to defend Quebec City. #hedidnotconquer #canada #books #history #americanrevolution #cdnpoli
Four people are standing in front of a panelled wood door marked Senate Chamber, two men and two women. The men are holding copies of the book He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. Everyone is smiling.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
After Benjamin Franklin fled Montreal on May 11, 1776, his fellow commissioners Charles Carroll and Samuel Chase stayed behind in the forlorn hope that the American invasion of Canada could still succeed if more troops, food, and money were sent north. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books
An oil portrait of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He is wearing a dark coat and white neckerchief. He has silver-grey hair swept back from his face and looks distinguished.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My thanks to Dan Sutherland, president of the Saskatoon branch of the Canadian International Council, and Leslee Mann, the vice president, for convening such a great group.
Two women and a man are standing in front of a banner that says CIC Saskatoon. Two are holding books.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I am having fun on this swing through western Canada to talk about my book. Tonight in Saskatoon we had a lively discussion afterwards about how to improve how history is taught in Canada. #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
Woman in black pants and green shirt is smiling in front of a banner that reads CIC Saskatoon branch.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Who says you can’t have fun while talking about your book? I had a great time this evening discussing Benjamin Franklin’s failure to annex Canada with an informed and engaged Winnipeg audience. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
A woman with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a red jacket is laughing. She is standing beside a lectern and a banner that reads CIC Winnipeg branch. She appears to be giving a speech in a bookshop.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
When Benjamin Franklin fled Montreal for Philadelphia on May 11, his two fellow commissioners remained behind in the hope that they might still be able to salvage the American invasion of Canada and set up a new government. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution Dundurn Press
An oil portrait of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He is wearing a dark jacket with what looks like a fur collar. He has a white neckerchief. His hair is silver-gray and is swept back from his face.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Quebec City is central to the story I tell in my book about Benjamin Franklin’s failure to annex Canada. I was delighted to speak at the Morrin Centre there last night. My thanks to Noora Heiskanen of the centre, Renald Grégoire of the CIC, and everyone who came. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history
Three people standing in front of an audience at the Morrin Centre in Quebec City: author Madelaine Drohan (short grey hair, glasses, green jacket), Renald Grégoire of the Quebec section of the Canadian International Council (wearing a pale blue shirt), and Noora Heiskanen of the Morrin Centre (long brown hair, wearing a patterned top). They are standing in front of a banner with CIC on it. There are bookshelves behind them.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#OTD May 11, 1776, Benjamin Franklin fled Montreal after learning that British war ships had arrived at Quebec City and were sailing up the St. Lawrence River. The American invasion of the British colony of Canada was collapsing. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
A black and white image of an elderly Benjamin Franklin. He is balding and looks serious. He is wearing a waistcoat with a jacket over it and a white neckerchief.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Guy Carleton, British governor of the colony of Canada, showed mercy to American invaders when they abandoned their siege of Quebec City on May 6 and fled into the woods. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #quebec #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
A portrait of Sir Guy Carleton, governor of Canada during the American Revolution. He is wearing a red, military uniform, with a black collar, and a white neckerchief. He has grey hair and is gazing off to the right.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Stanbridge East lies close to the path American invaders took in 1775 as they fought their way to Montreal — and when they made their hasty exit in 1776. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books @amrevmuseum.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social #americanrevolution
Two women stand on either side of red, British, military uniform worn by a loyalist during the American Revolution. The uniform is on exhibit at the Missisquoi Museum in Stanbridge East, Quebec. The women are smiling.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
When the British frigate HMS Surprise appeared before Quebec City #OTD May 6, 1776, the American troops besieging the city panicked and fled. It was the beginning of the end of the American invasion of the colony of Canada. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #BritishNavy #masterandcommander
An old oil painting of the HMS Surprise, a British frigate in the late 1700s. It is at anchor, with its sails furled, and is surrounded by smaller boats. It is flying the blue ensign off its stern. The colours are subdued.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Benjamin Franklin got a nasty shock when he arrived in Canada and discovered the French Canadians would not accept the newly-created, American paper currency. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books Dundurn Press #americanrevolution
A sepia-toned bill for eight dollars labelled Continental Currency. It has a harp on the left-hand side and the margins are decorated with elaborate scrolls. The printing says the bearer is entitled to eight, Spanish-milled dollars or their value in gold or silver.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
#OTD April 29, 1776, Benjamin Franklin arrived in Montreal, occupied by American troops since the previous November. Franklin, Charles Carroll and Samuel Chase, had been sent to Canada by the Continental Congress. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #montreal #americanrevolution
A sepia-toned etching of Benjamin Franklin. He is wearing a fur cap, dark jacket and white neckerchief. He is looking sideways through spectacles and has a serious expression.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Gruel’s ship, the Marie-Séraphique, transported enslaved people to the French West Indies. Franklin and some of his fellow revolutionaries sought the support of Nantes merchants and shipowners in transporting weapons and other goods across the Atlantic Ocean during the American Revolution.
A black and white engraving of a French shipowner who made money in the slave trade. He is wearing a dark jacket and a neckcloth of lace. He has short grey hair and a serious expression.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When Benjamin Franklin arrived in France in December 1776, he stayed with Jacques-Barthélémy Gruel, a Nantes shipowner who made a fortune in the slave trade. #hedidnotconquer #Canada #history #books #AmericanRevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
A coloured drawing of a French slave ship from the 1700s. The bottom two decks hold barrels. The next deck up is crammed with enslaved people. The top deck is clear.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I wish Mike Myers had given PM Mark Carney a statue of Sir Guy Carleton instead of General Isaac Brock. Everything the PM said about the War of 1812 in his video applies equally to the American invasion of Canada in 1775. #hedidnotconquer #Canada #history #books #AmericanRevolution
A portrait of Sir Guy Carleton, governor of the British colony of Canada. He is wearing a red army jacket, trimmed with gold, and a white neckerchief. He has white hair and a serious expression.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Benjamin Franklin was in Saratoga on his way to Canada in 1776 when he began to have doubts about whether he and two colleagues could salvage the faltering American invasion of the British colony. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
Painting of Benjamin Franklin reading a document. He is wearing spectacles and a grey wig. He has on a blue coat with gold decorations.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#OTD April 9, 1776, it took Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton an entire day to travel 51 km (32 mi) from Albany, NY, to Saratoga. They were on their way to Montreal to salvage the faltering American invasion of Canada. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books
A sepia-toned etching of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who accompanied Benjamin Franklin to Montreal in 1776. He has a full head of hair and is wearing a dark jacket and white neckcloth. He has a serious expression.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
By April 1776, the American invasion of Canada was foundering, in part because the invaders were mistreating ordinary French Canadians. “The peasantry in general have been ill-used,” rebel officer Moses Hazen wrote #OTD April 1, 1776. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
This is a painting of habitants from 1852. It shows a family — mother, father, and three children — inside in front of an iron stove. The mother appears to be knitting. The children are playing on a rug.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Three organizations — Canadian International Council, Nipissing district branch; the history department at the university; and the Village at Canadore College — combined forces to organize a fun event with lots of good questions.
Five people, three men and two women, are posing on either side of a banner that says CIC Nipissing District Branch. They are smiling for the camera. One of the women in holding a book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I worry sometimes that young people might not be interested in history. That certainly wasn’t the case yesterday, when I talked about my book at Nipissing University in North Bay, ON. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution
A group of students are standing around an older woman, with grey hair and glasses. They appear to be asking questions. In the background, an image of a book cover is projected on a screen. The book is He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#OTD March 20, 1776, Benjamin Franklin received official instructions from the Continental Congress on how to govern Canada. He was to travel to Montreal, then occupied by the Continental Army, and salvage the faltering American invasion. #hedidnotconquer #Canada #history #books #America250
Black and white etching of Benjamin Franklin wearing a fur cap. He is wearing spectacles, a dark jacket and a white neck cloth.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Did Benjamin Franklin do Canadians a favour by insisting Britain keep it instead of Guadeloupe after the French and Indian War? That was one of the interesting questions posed last night when I talked about my book to the officers and guests of the Queen’s York Rangers. #canada #history #books
A woman with short, grey hair, wearing glasses and a red jacket is standing in front of a display of ornate silver. Behind her on the wall are the regimental colours of the Queen’s Rangers, preserved from the American Revolution.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What a pleasure to talk about my book to members of the Canadian International Council, Waterloo branch, last night at St. Jerome's University. An engaged and thoughtful audience! There are a lot of people to thank for making it happen. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #cdaus
Photo of a man using his phone to take a picture of three people: a female author, seated at a table and signing books, with two men standing behind her smiling.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Donald Trump is not the first American to use trade for political ends. #OTD March 2, 1776, Benjamin Franklin and others decided to offer France access to American trade if it would support the American Revolution. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution #america250
A black and white etching of Silas Deane, the agent sent to Paris in 1776. He is in profile, and his grey hair is tied back.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One of the reasons the Americans failed to conquer Canada in 1775-76 was they under-estimated how hard it would be and did not allocate sufficient men, money, weapons, and provisions. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social
Black and white etching of Charles Lee, an American general during the revolution. He is wearing an army uniform and hat.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
#OTD February 26, 1776, the Continental Congress agreed to pay the expenses of French printer Fleury Mesplet and to give him “25 Half Joes to remove Himself, his Family and Types to Canada and there set up a free Press.” #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #montreal #quebec Dundurn Press
An oil painting of French printer Fleury Mesplet, who was active in the American Revolution. He has grey hair and is wearing a dark jacket and white collar. He is surrounded by books.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#OTD February 22, 1776, the commander of the American forces occupying Trois-Rivières, Quebec, wrote Benjamin Franklin, urging him to use his reputed supernatural powers to conquer Canada. #hedidnotconquere #canada #history #cdaus @revwar250.bsky.social #America250 @dundurnpress.bsky.social
French, sepia-toned etching from 1778, showing Benjamin Franklin as a God dressed in flowing garments. The Latin inscription can be translated as "He snatched lightning from the sky and the sceptre from tyrants."
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
“The Unanimous Voice of the Continent is Canada must be ours. Quebec must be taken.” So declared John Adams in a letter sent #OTD Feb. 18, 1776, to fellow revolutionary James Warren. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #cdaus #America250 @dundurn
This is a portrait of John Adams, former US president and founding father, painted by Mather Brown in 1788. He is wearing a brown jacket and matching waistcoat, with a white neckerchief. He has some papers in one hand and a quill in the other. He is wearing a grey wig and has a serious expression.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#OTD Feb. 15, 1776, the Continental Congress asked Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton to go to Canada to ask the French Canadians to join the American Revolution. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #cdaus @dundurnpress.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social
Portrait of a portly Benjamin Franklin. He is wearing what looks like a grey silk suit, with matching waistcoat and white neckerchief. His hair is long and still brown. He looks serious. His lips are pursed.This is a portrait of Samuel Chase. He has abundant, long, grey hair. He is wearing a dark jacket and white neckerchief. He is gazing directly at the viewer and has a serious expression.This is a portrait of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He has a patrician air. He appears to have short grey hair. He is wearing a dark jacket and has a white neckerchief. He has a serious expression and is gazing directly at the viewer.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Americans still thought the conquest of #Canada was possible, despite the defeat of their Continental Army at Quebec City on December 31, 1775. But they continued to face a shortage of men, money, and, crucially, gunpowder. #OTD February 11, 1776, Benjamin Franklin wrote Charles Lee, . . .
This is a coloured image of the Battle of Crecy, 1346, showing the armies of England on the left and France on the right. England has a row of archers in the front, with rows of soldiers carrying pikes behind. France has soldiers with crossbows in front and fewer soldiers with pikes behind. There are men on horses in between on both sides. In the distance is a castle with turrets.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
American politicians have regarded Canada as a pawn to be played in their power struggles for quite some time. 250 years to be exact. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social
A portrait of a corpulent gentleman in the 18th century. His grey hair is tied back with a black bow. He is wearing a black jacket and a white neckerchief. He is seated at a table and holding a piece of paper in his hand. His expression is serious.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Notice something missing from this chronology of the American Revolution in a commemorative edition put out by Time magazine? #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books
Image shows a two-page spread in a commemorative issue of Time magazine of the major events in the American Revolution. It begins in April 1775  with the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord and ends in April 1789 with the inauguration of George Washington. It does not include the invasion by the Americans of the British colony of Canada, which began in September 1775 and ended in failure.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#OTD January 20, 1776, the Continental Congress scrambled to collect coins to send to Canada because the French Canadians refused to accept paper currency. Despite the disastrous defeat at Quebec City, delegates still thought the invasion would succeed if they could send more money and men north.
Image of two faces of a Spanish silver dollar from 1740. The coins appear slightly copper coloured. One side shows three crowns, with the date 1740. The other is a coat of arms with the initials MF beside it.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
If anyone had any doubts about where Trump intends to go next, these faked photos, which MSN says Trump posted last night, make it clear. Take a look at the map showing Canada covered by the American flag. #hedidnotconquer #canada #cdaus #history #books @dundurnpress.bsky.social
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Benjamin Franklin received a disappointing birthday present when he turned 70 years old #OTD January 17, 1776. He and fellow delegates to the Continental Congress learned that the Continental Army failed to take Quebec City by storm more than two weeks earlier. #hedidnotconquer #canada #history
Black and white etching made to appear old-fashioned of Benjamin Franklin with a birthday cake in front of him. He is wearing spectacles and is pursing his lips.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#OTD Jan. 6, 1776, David Wooster, the general in charge of American troops in Canada, issued a declaration that threatened any Canada who opposed the American invasion. Wooster was reacting to the disastrous failure of the Continental Army to take Quebec City on December 31.
Black and white engraving of David Wooster, a general in the Continental Army in 1776. He is wearing a tricorn hat and an army jacket. He has a buttoned waistcoat and is holding what looks like a sceptre. The writing below the engraving identifies him by name. There are German words underneath.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
#OTD January 1, 1776, it was not immediately clear to the defenders of Quebec City that they had killed the general leading the American invasion of the British colony of Canada or the Province of Quebec. #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @revwar250.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social
Black and white photo of the snowy cliff at Pres-de-Ville in Quebec City. A plaque embedded in the cliff shows where Richard Montgomery, the general leading the 1775-76 American invasion of Canada, fell on December 31, 1775. There is a snow-covered road at the base of the cliff, lined with telephone poles. To the right are a few buildings and a fence.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Why should Canadians care about Benjamin Franklin’s failure to annex Canada? I make the case to Antonio Michael Downing on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter. My bit starts 10 minutes in. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #hedidnotconquer #canada #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
Photo of a woman with short grey hair and glasses, with headphones on. She is wearing a checked shirt. She is smiling.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
When rumours began to spread of an American invasion of Canada in 1775, the governor of the British colony did his best to solicit the support of local First Nations at a meeting in Montreal. #OTD Dec. 20, 1775, newspaper readers in London belatedly read he had failed.
Image is of a coloured mural showing Sir William Johnson, a British agent, conferring with the First Nations in the 1770s. Johnson is wearing the red uniform of a British soldier, with long black boots, white breeches and a white shirt. He has a tricorn hat. He is seated on a stump. Around him are standing three members of the First Nations, with a fourth seated in the ground. One is smoking a pipe. Two are looking directly at him. They are wearing deerskin clothes. There is a second British soldier standing nearby wearing a blue coat.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Do you have a special person on your list who is always difficult to buy for? Get my book. It puts Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state into context. #hedidnotconquer #history #books #americanrevolution @dundurnpress.bsky.social
Photo show a book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada, beside a holiday arrangement of cedar branches, fairy lights and tree ornaments.
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