| Gavazzi Riots | |
|---|---|
 Engraving, Troops firing on the crowd, Gavazzi Riots, Montreal, QC, 1853, John Henry Walker (1831-1899) | |
| Location | Quebec City, Montreal |
| Coordinates | 46°48′43″N 71°12′18″W / 46.81194°N 71.20500°W 45°30′4.1″N 73°33′42.7″W / 45.501139°N 73.561861°W |
| Date | June 6 and June 9, 1853 (EST) |
| Target | Halls in which Alessandro Gavazzi was lecturing |
Attack type | Forcible entrance |
| Weapons | Stones, bludgeons |
| Deaths | >5 |
| Injured | >10 |
| Victim | Protestants |
| Defenders | Charles Wilson |
The Gavazzi Riots were disturbances created in Quebec and Montreal in June 1853 by mobs which attacked halls in which ex-Catholic monk Alessandro Gavazzi was lecturing.[1][2]