Province of Lower Canada government forces

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The Province of Lower Canada government forces were the British colonial military and loyalist units that suppressed the Patriote rebellions in Lower Canada in the late 1830s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British imperial forces
colonial military forces
loyalist militia
activeInPeriod 1837
1838
allegiance British Crown
colonial government of Lower Canada
commandStructure under authority of British Army commanders in North America
under authority of the Governor of Lower Canada
composedOf local loyalist militia units
regular British Army regiments
volunteer corps
conflict Lower Canada Rebellion
Rebellions of 1837–1838
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dissolutionContext administrative changes after the Act of Union 1840
engagedInBattle Battle of Odelltown (1838)
Battle of Saint-Benoît (1837)
Battle of Saint-Charles (1837)
Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)
Battle of Saint-Eustache (1837)
garrisonedIn Montreal
Quebec City
historicalContext British North American colonial administration
linked to: British America

pre-Confederation Canada
languageOfCommand English
legalBasis British colonial law in Lower Canada
location Lower Canada
Saint Lawrence River valley
linked to: St. Lawrence Valley
objective maintain public order
preserve British sovereignty in Lower Canada
protect loyalist population
opposedTo Lower Canadian rebels
linked to: Patriote rebels

Patriote movement
partOf British Army in North America
British North American colonial forces
primaryOpponentsLanguage French
resultOfActions defeat of organized Patriote military resistance
reassertion of British control over Lower Canada
role defence of British colonial rule in Lower Canada
suppression of the Patriote rebellions
usedTactic destruction of rebel property
martial law enforcement
mass arrests of suspected rebels

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Battle of Saint-Charles belligerent Province of Lower Canada government forces
Battle of Saint-Eustache belligerent Lower Canada militia loyal to the Crown
linked to: Province of Lower Canada government forces