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Battle of Odelltown

Battle of Odelltown was a battle fought on 9 November 1838 at Odelltown, 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: 1,000 Loyalists against 500–600 Patriotes.

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Fought9 November 1838
WhereOdelltown, Canada45.035N, 73.391W
OutcomeLoyalist victory
BelligerentsLower CanadaagainstPatriotes
Casualties and losses6 killed; 9 woundedand10 killed; 15 wounded
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 Odelltown, 1838
7 placed engagements of the Lower Canada Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 November 1838
PlaceOdelltown, Canada
45.035N, 73.391W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,000 Loyalists500–600 Patriotes
Casualties and losses6 killed; 9 wounded10 killed; 15 wounded
Commanders
  • Lewis Odell
  • Charles McAllister
  • Robert Nelson (insurrectionist)
  • Médard Hébert
  • Charles Hindelang
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1812 and 1838.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1838

Battle of Odelltown 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 Q2888006, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Odelltown, revision 1370452072, 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.