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The Frères chasseurs (French for "Hunter Brothers") were a paramilitary organization that fought in the Patriote Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion

The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the United Kingdom colonial power of that province....
 on the Patriote
Patriote movement

The Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union 1840....
 side, seeking to make Lower Canada
Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colonization of the Americas on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ....
, now Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, an independent and democratic republic.

After the failure of the first uprising of 1837, the Frères chasseurs organization was founded in 1838 by Robert Nelson, Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté
Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté

Cyrille-Hector-Octave C?t? was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Cyrille-Hector C?t? in Quebec City in 1809, of Acadian descent, and studied at the Petit S?minaire de Qu?bec and the Petit S?minaire de Montr?al....
 (the vice president), Edmond-Élisée Malhiot, Antoine Doré, Julien Gagnon, Louis-Guillaume Lévesque, François Mercure, François Lemaître, Célestin Beausoleil et David Rochon.






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The Frères chasseurs (French for "Hunter Brothers") were a paramilitary organization that fought in the Patriote Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion

The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the United Kingdom colonial power of that province....
 on the Patriote
Patriote movement

The Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union 1840....
 side, seeking to make Lower Canada
Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colonization of the Americas on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ....
, now Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, an independent and democratic republic.

After the failure of the first uprising of 1837, the Frères chasseurs organization was founded in 1838 by Robert Nelson, Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté
Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté

Cyrille-Hector-Octave C?t? was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Cyrille-Hector C?t? in Quebec City in 1809, of Acadian descent, and studied at the Petit S?minaire de Qu?bec and the Petit S?minaire de Montr?al....
 (the vice president), Edmond-Élisée Malhiot, Antoine Doré, Julien Gagnon, Louis-Guillaume Lévesque, François Mercure, François Lemaître, Célestin Beausoleil et David Rochon. In September, it was comprised of at least 35 lodges.

The Frères chasseurs attempted to invade Lower Canada from the United States to defeat the British army and its volunteers. On 22 February 1839, president Robert Nelson declared the independence of Lower Canada
Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada

The Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada was written in French language by the patriot rebel Robert Nelson on February 22, 1838, while in exile in the United States, after the first Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837....
. Bishop Jean-Jacques Lartigue
Jean-Jacques Lartigue

Jean-Jacques Lartigue was the only son of a noted Montreal family. He attended the best of schools, receiving a solid education, and then articling for three years with a Montreal firm where he developed a lifelong interest in Lower Canada politics....
 obtained information about the group and communicated it to John Colborne, who in turn used it to quell the Frères chasseurs. Members of the Frères chasseurs such as François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier

Fran?ois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier , also known under various shorter names as Fran?ois-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier, Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier or Chevalier de Lorimier, was a Notary public who fought as a Patriote and Fr?res chasseurs for the independence of Lower Canada in the Lower Canada Rebellion....
 were executed at the Pied-du-Courant Prison
Pied-du-Courant Prison

The Pied-du-Courant Prison is a building in Montreal, Quebec near the Saint Lawrence River and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.A former prison, it now houses offices of the Soci?t? des alcools du Qu?bec, the state-owned liquor board in Quebec....
 by the British authorities for their actions.

See also

  • Republicanism in Canada
    Republicanism in Canada

    Canadian republicanism is the advocacy of constitutional change in Canada, leading to the abolition of the Monarchy of Canada and the creation of a Canadian republic....
  • Hunters' Lodges
    Hunters' Lodges

    The Hunter Patriots or Hunters' Lodges were an obscure secret society of filibuster in the United States during the mid-19th century. They appear to have somewhat resembled Freemasons structurally and were dedicated to the eviction of the British Empire from North America and the "liberation" of Canada....
  • Executions at the Pied-du-Courant Prison
    Pied-du-Courant Prison

    The Pied-du-Courant Prison is a building in Montreal, Quebec near the Saint Lawrence River and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.A former prison, it now houses offices of the Soci?t? des alcools du Qu?bec, the state-owned liquor board in Quebec....
  • Quebec nationalism
    Quebec nationalism

    Quebec nationalism is a contemporary nationalist movement in Quebec province of Canada.Canadien liberal nationalism1534?1774...
  • Quebec independence movement
  • History of Quebec
    History of Quebec

    File:Montreal from Mount Royal4.jpgQuebec has played a special role in History of Canada; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada, New France in the 1600s and 1700s....
  • Timeline of Quebec history
    Timeline of Quebec history

    This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, UK or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on History of Quebec....


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