Saint Charles, Battle of, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, 1837
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2889850
Library of congress:
sh2006006394
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2006411732: Bellemare, Georges. Saint-Charles, 1837 et la survie d'un peuple menacé, 2005:p. 46 (battle fought Nov. 25, 1837)
- Amicus, Aug. 24, 2006(hdg: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu (Québec), Battle of, 1837; x-ref: Saint-Charles (Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec), Battle of, l837)
- Wikipedia, Aug. 24, 2006(Battle of St. Charles fought Nov. 25, 1837 between Great Britain and Canadian rebels)
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Saint-Charles was fought on 25 November 1837 between the Government of Lower Canada, supported by the United Kingdom, and Patriote rebels. Following the opening Patriote victory of the Lower Canada Rebellion at the Battle of Saint-Denis, British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Wetherall advanced from the south on the Patriote stronghold of Saint-Charles in the Richelieu valley. On 25 November 1837 they engaged the Patriote forces under the command of Thomas Storrow Brown. After a two-hour battle, the Government of Lower Canada was victorious.
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