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Battle of Saint-Charles

Battle of Saint-Charles was a battle fought on 25 November 1837 at Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Lower Canada Rebellion, which ran from 1837 to 1838. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: 406 regular infantry; 20 militia cavalry; 2 cannon against 200–250 men; 50 rifles.

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The Battle of St. Charles [graphic material] / Edward Adams Clark
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Fought25 November 1837
WhereSaint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada45.683N, 73.183W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdomagainst22px Patriotes
Casualties and losses3 dead; 18 woundedand56 dead
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 Saint-Charles, 1837
7 placed engagements of the Lower Canada Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 November 1837
PlaceSaint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
45.683N, 73.183W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength406 regular infantry; 20 militia cavalry; 2 cannon200–250 men; 50 rifles
Casualties and losses3 dead; 18 wounded56 dead
Commanders
  • George Augustus Wetherall
  • Thomas Storrow Brown
Battle of Saint-CharlesBattle of Saint-CharlesBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of Longue-PointeBattle of SorelSiege of Fort St. JeanSt. Francis RaidBattle of Saint-DenisBattle of Longue-PointeBattle of SorelSiege of Fort St. JeanSt. Francis RaidQuébecBurlingtonTrois-RivièresShawiniganCornwallMont-LaurierSt.-JeromePlattsburgh100 km45.683N, 73.183W
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Battle of Saint-Charles 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 Q2889850, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saint-Charles, revision 1370588011, 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.