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Battle of Lacolle (1838)
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The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838 between Loyal
Lower Canada 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. The battle lasted half an hour.
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...
Lower Canada volunteer forces under Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
John Scriver 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 Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski
Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski
Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski was military officer of Polish origins. As a colonel, he took part in the second uprising of the Lower Canada Rebellions as he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Lacolle, on November 6 and November 7, 1838...
. 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.