Battle of Odelltown
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The Battle of Odelltown was fought on November 9, 1838 between Loyal
volunteer forces under Lewis Odell and Charles McAllister and Lower Canada
rebels under Robert Nelson, Médard Hébert and Charles Hindelang
. The Patriote rebels were defeated in this battle, the last one of the Lower Canada Rebellion
of 1838.
Loyal (Lower Canada)
The Loyals were opponents of the Patriotes during the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837 and 1838.Loyal volunteers, such as those recruited from the Doric Club, were instrumental in quelling the uprising...
volunteer forces under Lewis Odell and Charles McAllister 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 under Robert Nelson, Médard Hébert and Charles Hindelang
Charles Hindelang
Charles Hindelang was a French-born military man who fought for the independence of Lower Canada . For these actions, he was hanged by the British authorities...
. The Patriote rebels were defeated in this battle, the last one of the Lower Canada Rebellion
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...
of 1838.