24th of September, 1775, in an attempt to capture Montreal,
with a small body of troops, he was taken prisoner through the
failure of Major BiiowN to co-operate with him, as agreed between
them.
By virtue of his election as lieutenant colonel, Warner prompt-
ly raised his regiment, and joined the forces under General Schuy-
ler, in the invasion of Canada, and performed very active and
useful services. But neither he or his officers had received their
commissions from the government of New York. On the 16 th
day of September, 1775, General Montgomehy commanding the
* Spzjik's Memoir of Ethan Ai,: ex.
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forces, wliis'u were bosciging St. John's, '-issued a,n order appoint-
jiTT- Warner colonel of a reo;iment of Green Mountain Ran-rors,
re;iuiring that he should be obeyed as such." This, it is presumed,
"vvas designed onlyas a temporary appointment, and on the 20th
day of November following, on account of the destitute condition
of his troops, General MoNTGOM!:ri,Y discharged them, and they re-
turned home. But IVarnkr was not long permitted to remain in-
active. In January, 177G, he received a letter from General
Yf 003TER, after the defeat of the Americans at Quebec, commend-
ing him and his " valiant Green Mountain Boys," in vrhich he says,
" let me beg of you to raise as many men as you can, and have
them in Canada with the least possible delay, to remain till we can
have relief from the Colonies. You will see that proper oilicera
are appointed under you," and promises, that his troops should
" have the same pay as the Continental troops." Yv^arneu promptly
complied with the request, and he