Take a lesson from 1776 Quebec swamp about getting bogged down in foreign wars (opens in new tab)

Conditions were against American forces facing the British at the Battle of Trois-RivièresIn August 1775, the American Continental Army invaded Canada to drive the British from Quebec. When an American force under Gen William Thompson met the British at what became known as the Battle of Trois-Rivières, or Three Rivers, in June 1776, he had the advantage of superior numbers. But conditions on the ground were against him.There had been heavy rainfall through the spring and early summer, turnin...