Battle of Saint-Denis

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battle military conflict

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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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Saint-Denis canonical	1
Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Saint-Charles ⓘ surface form: 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 America ⓘ surface form: British North 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-Charles-sur-Richelieu ⓘ surface form: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
notableFeature	urban-style fighting in a village setting ⓘ
opponentOf	Parliament of Lower Canada ⓘ surface form: British colonial government in Lower Canada
outcome	British forces retreated ⓘ temporary strategic advantage for Patriotes in the Richelieu region ⓘ
partOf	Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Saint-Denis (1837)