Battle of Lacolle (1838)
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| Battle of Lacolle | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Loyal volunteers | Lower Canada Patriotes | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| John Scriver | Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 400 Loyals | 170 Patriotes | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 2 dead | 8 dead | ||||||
| Patriotes Rebellion |
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| Saint-Denis – Saint-Charles – Saint-Eustache – Beauharnois – Baker's farm – Lacolle – Odelltown |
The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838 between Loyal volunteer forces under Major John Scriver and Lower Canada rebels under Colonel Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski. On November 6, on their way to Lacolle, the Patriote rebels had won a first skirmish but they lost in the final confrontation the next day. This November 7 battle lasted a half an hour.
[edit] References
- "La bataille de Lacolle, 6 novembre 1838" at Les Patriotes de 1837@1838
- "Bataille de Lacolle - 6 et 7 novembre 1838. (Bataille)" in La Mémoire du Québec
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