Download or read book In Defense of Captain Oliver Hanchett written by Leland J. Hanchett, Jr. and published by Pine Rim Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a patriot of both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Oliver participated in that historic march to Quebec through the Maine wilderness in 1775. Oliver fought bravely but the military plan was ill conceived and Oliver along with many of his fellow soldiers was taken prisoner. Their leader, Colonel Benedict Arnold, was wounded in the foot and spent most of the battle in a makeshift hospital. Oliver spent nine moths in captivity trying to keep his unit from starving. Part of the time he was in chains as punishment for leading an attempted escape.