Battle of Saint-Eustache

E261004

The Battle of Saint-Eustache was a key 1837 confrontation in Lower Canada where British colonial forces decisively crushed Patriote rebels, marking a turning point in the Rebellions of 1837–1838.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith British colonial rule in Lower Canada ⓘ
Patriote movement ⓘ
belligerent British colonial forces ⓘ
Province of Lower Canada government forces ⓘ
surface form: Lower Canada militia loyal to the Crown

Patriote rebels ⓘ
buildingInvolved Saint-Eustache ⓘ
surface form: Saint-Eustache parish church

convent and surrounding structures used by Patriotes ⓘ
casualtiesSide heavy losses among Patriote rebels ⓘ
lower casualties among British forces ⓘ
category Battles involving Canada ⓘ
Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ
Conflicts in 1837 ⓘ
History of Quebec ⓘ
commander Jean-Olivier Chénier ⓘ
Sir John Colborne ⓘ
commanderSide Jean-Olivier Chénier – Patriote rebels ⓘ
Sir John Colborne – British colonial forces ⓘ
commemoratedBy local monuments in Saint-Eustache ⓘ
commemoratedOn anniversaries of the 1837–1838 Rebellions ⓘ
conflictOf Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
countryAtTime Lower Canada ⓘ
date 14 December 1837 ⓘ
followedBy British reprisals in Lower Canada ⓘ
historicalContext struggle over political reform and self-government in Lower Canada ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
languageContext Battle of Saint-Eustache self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: also known in French as "Bataille de Saint-Eustache"
legacy contributed to British decision to further centralize control in British North America ⓘ
symbol of Patriote resistance in Quebec historical memory ⓘ
locatedIn Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada ⓘ
notableEvent death of Patriote leader Jean-Olivier Chénier ⓘ
outcomeForPatriotes Patriote forces routed ⓘ
Patriote stronghold at Saint-Eustache captured ⓘ
partOf Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
precededBy Battle of Saint-Charles ⓘ
relatedEvent Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
surface form: Rebellion in Upper Canada (1837–1838)
result decisive British victory ⓘ
significance marked the effective military defeat of the Patriote movement in 1837 ⓘ
strengthSide British forces numerically superior to Patriotes ⓘ
tacticsUsedByBritish artillery bombardment of rebel positions ⓘ
assault on buildings used as Patriote strongholds ⓘ
turningPointIn Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
year 1837 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rebellions of 1837–1838 → significantEvent → Battle of Saint-Eustache ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Charles → followedBy → Battle of Saint-Eustache ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Denis → followedBy → Battle of Saint-Eustache ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Eustache → languageContext → Battle of Saint-Eustache self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: also known in French as "Bataille de Saint-Eustache"