Patriot War

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The Patriot War was a series of 1837–1838 border conflicts and raids along the U.S.–Canada frontier, driven by American sympathizers supporting Canadian rebels against British rule.

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Label Occurrences
Patriot War canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
border conflict
rebellion-related conflict
cause opposition to British colonial rule in Canada
support for the Lower Canada Rebellion
support for the Upper Canada Rebellion
conflictType border raids
insurgency support operation
country Canada (as British North American colonies)
linked to: Province of Canada

United Kingdom
United States
endTime 1838
followedBy Webster–Ashburton Treaty
hasPart Battle of the Short Hills
Battle of the Windmill
Caroline affair
Navy Island campaign
Prescott raid
involved American sympathizers
Irish-American activists
veterans of the War of 1812
legalConsequence U.S. enforcement of neutrality laws
location Great Lakes region
Lower Canada
Michigan Territory
New York (state)
linked to: New York State

United States–Canada border
Upper Canada
Vermont
mainBelligerent British North America
linked to: British America

Hunter Lodges
Patriot Army
linked to: Patriot forces

Province of Lower Canada
linked to: Lower Canada

Province of Upper Canada
linked to: Upper Canada

United Kingdom
opposedBy British Army
British colonial authorities
Canadian militia
partOf history of British North America
history of United States–Canada relations
relatedTo Lower Canada Rebellion
Rebellions of 1837–1838
Upper Canada Rebellion
result failure of Patriot incursions
increased border security
strengthening of U.S.–British diplomatic efforts
significantEvent Caroline affair
destruction of the steamer Caroline
startTime 1837
supported Canadian rebels
temporalContext 1830s

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Anglo-American wars hasPart Patriot War