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Battle of Lacolle (1838)

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Battle of Lacolle
Part of the Lower Canada Rebellion

Present day Lacolle
DateNovember 7, 1838
LocationLacolle, Quebec
Result Loyalist victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom Lower Canada Patriotes
Commanders and leaders
John Scriver Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski
Strength
400 Loyalists 170 Patriotes
Casualties and losses
2 dead 8 dead
Lower Canada Rebellion

The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838, between Loyal Lower Canada volunteer forces under Major John Scriver and Patriote 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. The battle lasted half an hour.

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45°05′N 73°22′W / 45.083°N 73.367°W / 45.083; -73.367


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