Battle of Pelee Island

Battle of Pelee Island
Part of the Upper Canada Rebellion
DateMarch 3, 1838
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Patriotes
Hunters' Lodges
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United Kingdom Upper Canada
First Nations
Commanders and leaders
Lester Hoadley † United Kingdom Captain George Browne
Strength
300 126
Casualties and losses
14 killed;
18 wounded;
11 captured[1]
5 killed;
25 wounded[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b Guillet, pp. 101-102