Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada was a 19th-century parish town near Montreal that became historically significant as a stronghold of the Patriote rebels during the Lower Canada Rebellion.

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Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
parish town
settlement
associatedWith Jean-Olivier Chénier
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Patriote movement
attackedBy British colonial forces
troops under Sir John Colborne
battleDate 14 December 1837
category Former municipalities in Quebec
Locations of the Lower Canada Rebellion
Populated places in Laurentides
churchUsedAs Patriote defensive position in 1837
colonialContext British North America
linked to: British America
country Lower Canada
event Battle of Saint-Eustache
hasBuilding Saint-Eustache Church
linked to: Saint-Eustache
hasHeritage commemorative sites related to the 1837 rebellion
historicalPeriod 19th century
inConflict Lower Canada Rebellion
language French
locatedInRegion Laurentides
locatedNear Montreal
locatedOn Rivière des Mille Îles
modernStatus part of the city of Saint-Eustache, Quebec
namedAfter Saint Eustace
politicalContext struggle for responsible government in Lower Canada
presentIn Canada
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
religiousStatus Roman Catholic parish
resultOfBattle defeat of Patriote rebels
destruction of many buildings
significance key site in the Lower Canada Rebellion
stronghold of the Patriote rebels

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Battle of Saint-Eustache locatedIn Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Jean-Olivier Chénier residence Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada