Lac-Drolet, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Lac-Drolet is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit
in Estrie
, Quebec
, Canada
. Population is 1,108 as of 2006.
The minor Battle of the Chaudière, opposing British
police and Lower Canadian
rebels, was fought at Lac-Drolet during the Patriots' War
in 1838. The battle had little incidence on the war, and about 50 rebels were captured and three were hanged.
Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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in Estrie
Estrie
The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Population is 1,108 as of 2006.
The minor Battle of the Chaudière, opposing British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
police and Lower Canadian
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, was fought at Lac-Drolet during the Patriots' War
Lower Canada Rebellion
The 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...
in 1838. The battle had little incidence on the war, and about 50 rebels were captured and three were hanged.