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The Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy, defeated an invasion attempt by a Hunter Patriot para-military unit based in the United States, which had the intention of using the beachhead as a launchpad for further offensives into Canada. Canadian, British, and American troops thwarted the invasion, successfully defending Canadian soil and forced the invaders to surrender. Others still in the U.S. were captured and arrested by U.S. officials.

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  • The Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy, defeated an invasion attempt by a Hunter Patriot para-military unit based in the United States, which had the intention of using the beachhead as a launchpad for further offensives into Canada. Canadian, British, and American troops thwarted the invasion, successfully defending Canadian soil and forced the invaders to surrender. Others still in the U.S. were captured and arrested by U.S. officials. (en)
  • La bataille du Moulin-à-Vent est une bataille qui s'est produite en novembre 1838 pendant la Rébellion du Haut-Canada. Les forces loyaliste du Haut-Canada repoussèrent une tentative d'invasion des « Chasseurs » qui étaient basés aux États-Unis. Le site de la bataille a été désigné lieu historique national du Canada en 1920. (fr)
  • Битва за ветряную мельницу (англ. Battle of the Windmill) — пятидневный бой канадских республиканцев и американских добровольцев с лоялистской милицией и британской регулярной пехотой близ города Прескотт в ноябре 1838 года. Явилась последним крупным боестолкновением канадских антиколониальных антиолигархических восстаний 1837—1838. Закончилась поражением повстанцев. Общественный резонанс от события ускорил реформы и введение основ самоуправления в Канаде. (ru)
  • 風車之役是1838年11月的戰事之一, 源自1837年起義, 250名自稱為的人以薄弱的軍力攻打上加拿大, 最後被當地1,633名保皇派民兵和皇家英國軍隊打敗。 (zh)
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  • 61 wounded
  • 136 captured
  • 53 dead
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  • *
  • United States
  • Hunters' Lodges
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  • 1838-11-16 (xsd:date)
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  • * Defeat of insurgent invasion
  • * End of Rebellions of 1837
  • Anglo-American victory;
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  • 250 Hunter invaders
  • 500 British regulars
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  • Contemporary engraving of the Battle of the Windmill as seen from the American shore. (en)
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  • Windmill Point, Ontario - east of Prescott, Ontario (en)
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  • Anglo-American victory; * Defeat of insurgent invasion * End of Rebellions of 1837 (en)
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  • The Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy, defeated an invasion attempt by a Hunter Patriot para-military unit based in the United States, which had the intention of using the beachhead as a launchpad for further offensives into Canada. Canadian, British, and American troops thwarted the invasion, successfully defending Canadian soil and forced the invaders to surrender. Others still in the U.S. were captured and arrested by U.S. officials. (en)
  • La bataille du Moulin-à-Vent est une bataille qui s'est produite en novembre 1838 pendant la Rébellion du Haut-Canada. Les forces loyaliste du Haut-Canada repoussèrent une tentative d'invasion des « Chasseurs » qui étaient basés aux États-Unis. Le site de la bataille a été désigné lieu historique national du Canada en 1920. (fr)
  • Битва за ветряную мельницу (англ. Battle of the Windmill) — пятидневный бой канадских республиканцев и американских добровольцев с лоялистской милицией и британской регулярной пехотой близ города Прескотт в ноябре 1838 года. Явилась последним крупным боестолкновением канадских антиколониальных антиолигархических восстаний 1837—1838. Закончилась поражением повстанцев. Общественный резонанс от события ускорил реформы и введение основ самоуправления в Канаде. (ru)
  • 風車之役是1838年11月的戰事之一, 源自1837年起義, 250名自稱為的人以薄弱的軍力攻打上加拿大, 最後被當地1,633名保皇派民兵和皇家英國軍隊打敗。 (zh)
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  • Battle of the Windmill (en)
  • Bataille du Moulin-à-Vent (fr)
  • Битва за ветряную мельницу (ru)
  • 風車之役 (zh)
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