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Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)
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The Battle of St. Denis was fought on November 22, 1837 between British
colonial authorities under Lieutenant-Colonel Gore
and Lower Canada
rebels. The rebels were victoriously led by Wolfred Nelson
.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
colonial authorities under Lieutenant-Colonel Gore
Charles Stephen Gore
Sir Charles Stephen Gore KH GCB was a British general.He served in Canada and fought in the Battle of Saint-Denis.The community of Gore, Nova Scotia is named after him when he served in Nova Scotia....
and Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
rebels. The rebels were victoriously led by Wolfred Nelson
Wolfred Nelson
Wolfred Nelson, was from 1854 to 1856 the mayor of Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :Nelson was born in Montreal the son of William Nelson, an immigrant to Colonial America from Newsham, North Yorkshire, England...
.
See also
- Lower Canada RebellionLower Canada RebellionThe Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...