Battle of Saint-Denis

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The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.

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Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) 3
Battle of Saint-Denis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
armedClashType insurgency vs. colonial authority ⓘ
associatedWith Louis-Joseph Papineau ⓘ
Patriote movement ⓘ
belligerent British colonial forces ⓘ
Patriotes ⓘ
cause arrest warrants issued against Patriote leaders ⓘ
political tensions between reformist Patriotes and colonial authorities ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Patriote rebels ⓘ
local militia loyal to the Crown ⓘ
commander Charles Stephen Gore ⓘ
Wolfred Nelson ⓘ
conflict Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
countryAtTime British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America
date 1837-11-23 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Saint-Charles ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Eustache ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
colonial period in Canada ⓘ
legacy commemorated in Quebec nationalist historiography ⓘ
symbol of resistance to British colonial rule in Lower Canada ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Canada ⓘ
Richelieu Valley ⓘ
location Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
notableFeature urban-style fighting in a village setting ⓘ
opponentOf British colonial government in Lower Canada ⓘ
outcome British forces retreated ⓘ
temporary strategic advantage for Patriotes in the Richelieu region ⓘ
partOf Lower Canada Rebellion ⓘ
history of Canada ⓘ
history of Quebec ⓘ
precededBy initial arrests of Patriote leaders in 1837 ⓘ
primaryDefensiveStructures barricaded stone buildings ⓘ
primaryWeaponry muskets and small arms ⓘ
region Montérégie ⓘ
result Patriote victory ⓘ
sideCommandedBy Charles Stephen Gore – British forces ⓘ
Wolfred Nelson – Patriotes ⓘ
significance boosted morale of the Patriote movement ⓘ
demonstrated vulnerability of British colonial forces in Lower Canada ⓘ
first major Patriote victory in the Lower Canada Rebellion ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Richelieu River ⓘ
year 1837 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rebellions of 1837–1838 → significantEvent → Battle of Saint-Denis ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Charles → precededBy → Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Saint-Denis
Patriote rebels → significantEvent → Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Saint-Denis
Province of Lower Canada government forces → engagedInBattle → Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Saint-Denis
Wolfred Nelson – Patriotes → notableEvent → Battle of Saint-Denis ⓘ