Battle of Odelltown
| Battle of Odelltown | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Lower Canada Rebellion | |||||||
Battle at Odelltown. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Lower Canada | Patriotes | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lewis Odell Charles McAllister |
Robert Nelson Médard Hébert Charles Hindelang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 Loyalists | 500–600 Patriotes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 dead 9 wounded |
10–12 killed[1] 15 wounded[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Odelltown was fought on November 9, 1838, between Loyal volunteer forces under Lewis Odell and Charles McAllister and Patriote rebels under Robert Nelson, Médard Hébert and Charles Hindelang. The rebels were defeated in this battle, one of the last of the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1838.
Aftermath of the battle
After the battle the Patriote force was routed. Some of the Patriote rebels decided to go to the USA or to lay low in the region. While the leaders of the Rebel force's Robert Nelson, Médard Hébert, Charles Hindelang, and most of the rebels marched towards Napierville. After the ordeal Robert Nelson fled to America where he remained till his death.[3]
Notes
- ^ Les Patriotes de 1837@1838 Archived May 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ patriote3
- ^ Meunier, François (2017-10-26). "La bataille de l'Obamacare et ses leçons pour la France". Esprit. Novembre (11): 106–114. doi:10.3917/espri.1711.0106. ISSN 0014-0759.
References
- "9 novembre 1838 - La Bataille d`Odelltown" at Les Patriote de 1837@1838
- "Bataille d'Odelltown - 9 novembre 1838. (bataille)" in La Mémoire du Québec
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