Battle of Pelee Island
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The Battle of Pelee Island took place during the Patriot War along what is now the Ohio-Ontario nautical border in 1838 involving small groups of men on each side of the border seeking to overthrow British rule in Upper Canada.
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Battle of Pelee Island | |||||||
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Part of the Upper Canada Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Patriotes Hunters' Lodges |
United Kingdom Upper Canada First Nations | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lester Hoadley † | Captain George Browne | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 | 126 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 killed; 18 wounded; 11 captured[1] |
5 killed; 25 wounded[1] |
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