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Skirmish at Moore's Corners
| Skirmish at Moore's Corners | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Lower Canada Rebellion | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Lower Canada Loyalists |
 Patriotes | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Capt. O.J. Kempt Capt. Hiram Moore |
Dr. Cyrille Côté Julien Gagnon (WIA) Col. Pierre-Rémi Narbonne | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Missisquoi Militia Philipsburg Volunteers | Patriotes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200+ | 80 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No casualties |
1 killed 3 wounded 1 taken prisoner | ||||||
The Skirmish at Moore's Corners was a small skirmish fought on December 6, 1837, in Moore's Corners during the Lower Canada Rebellion. A group of 80 Patriotes marched into Canada from Swanton, Vermont intending to join other rebels and were intercepted in the hamlet of Moore's Corners by loyalist militia from Philipsburg and Missisqoui.[1]
- ^ "The Moore's Corner Battle in 1837". First Report of the Transactions of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. St. John's, P. Q.: Missisquoi County Historical Society: 67–73. OCLC 18233814.
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