Patriote militia

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The Patriote militia was an armed group of Lower Canadian rebels, largely French-Canadian nationalists, who fought against British colonial rule during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf militia ⓘ
rebel organization ⓘ
activeIn 1837 ⓘ
1838 ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol Patriote flag ⓘ
causeOf heightened tensions between French and British communities in Lower Canada ⓘ
conflict Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
country Lower Canada ⓘ
disbandedAfter defeat of the 1837–1838 rebellions ⓘ
goal greater autonomy for French Canadians ⓘ
reform of colonial institutions ⓘ
responsible government in Lower Canada ⓘ
hasLeader Jean-Olivier Chénier ⓘ
Louis-Joseph Papineau ⓘ
Thomas Storrow Brown ⓘ
Wolfred Nelson ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
ideology French-Canadian nationalism ⓘ
inspiredBy Atlantic revolutions ⓘ
liberal ideas ⓘ
languageCommunity French Canadian ⓘ
legacy commemorated in Quebec nationalist historiography ⓘ
symbol of early Quebec nationalism ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
notableEngagement Battle of Saint-Charles (1837) ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Eustache (1837) ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
colonial authorities of Lower Canada ⓘ
loyalist militias ⓘ
opposedTo British colonial rule ⓘ
partOf Patriote movement ⓘ
politicalWing Parti patriote ⓘ
presentIn Montreal region ⓘ
Richelieu Valley ⓘ
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
Saint-Eustache ⓘ
region Bas-Canada ⓘ
Lower Canada ⓘ
socialBase artisans and farmers ⓘ
lower middle class ⓘ
rural French-Canadian population ⓘ
usedTactic armed insurrection ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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