Battle of Saint-Eustache
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The Battle of Saint-Eustache was a decisive battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion in which government forces defeated the principal remaining Patriotes camp at Saint-Eustache on December 14, 1837.
Battle of Saint-Eustache, Charles Beauclerk
Defenders take refuge in the church of Saint-Eustache (F.S. Coburn illustration from The Habitant and Other Poems by William Henry Drummond)
The damaged façade of the church
Detail
Jean-Olivier Chénier
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Jean-Olivier Chénier was a medical doctor in Lower Canada. Born in Lachine. During the Lower Canada Rebellion, he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Saint-Eustache. Trapped with his men in
Statue of Chénier in a park adjacent to rue Saint-Denis in Montréal
The death of Chénier.