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Battle of Beauharnois

Battle of Beauharnois was a battle fought on 10 November 1838 at Beauharnois, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Lower Canada Rebellion, which ran from 1837 to 1838. The recorded result: Loyalist victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 500 men.

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Fought10 November 1838
WhereBeauharnois, Canada45.314N, 73.877W
OutcomeLoyalist victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstPatriote Movement
Casualties and lossesUnknownand108 captured
Part ofLower Canada Rebellion1837 to 1838

Where it sits in the Lower Canada Rebellion

Battle of Saint-Denis, 1837Battle of Saint-Charles, 1837Battle of Saint-Eustache, 1837Battle of Lacolle, 1838Battle of Odelltown, 1838Battle of Baker's Farm, 1838Battle of Beauharnois, 183818371838Battle of Beauharnois, 1838
7 placed engagements of the Lower Canada Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 November 1838
PlaceBeauharnois, Canada
45.314N, 73.877W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthUnknown500 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown108 captured
Commanders
  • John Clitherow
  • Alexander Fraser (Upper Canada politician)
  • François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier
Battle of BeauharnoisBattle of BeauharnoisBattle of Baker's FarmBattle of The CedarsBattle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle of the ChateauguayBattle of Saint-EustacheBattle of The CedarsBattle of the ChateauguayBattle of Saint-EustacheOttawaBurlingtonTrois-RivièresCornwallVictoriavilleSt.-JeromeDrummondvilleJoliette100 km45.314N, 73.877W
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Battle of Beauharnois is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888123, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Beauharnois, revision 1370433745, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.