Republic of Canada

This article is about the short-lived "Republic of Canada". For the article about those who wish to end the monarchy in Canada, see Republicanism in Canada.

Patriot War
Part of the Rebellions of 1837
Battle of the Windmill, Prescott
Date 13 December 1837 - 4 December 1838 Location Great Lakes Basin Result Government victory Defeat of Hunters' Lodges Unification of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
Belligerents
United Kingdom United States of America	Hunters' Lodge
Commanders and leaders
Henry Dundas Allan MacNab Sheriff William Jarvis	William Lyon Mackenzie Charles Duncombe Nils von Schoultz

The Republic of Canada's flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada.

The Republic of Canada was a declared government proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 13, 1837. The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion after Mackenzie and 200 of his followers retreated from Toronto.

On December 29, Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew and seven boatloads of Canadian militiamen crossed the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser. They captured the American supply steamer Caroline used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island (see Caroline Affair). Drew's forces set the ship alight and sent it adrift towards Niagara Falls, resulting in the death of one American.

On January 13, 1838, Mackenzie abandoned Navy Island under heavy fire from British troops. He fled to Buffalo, New York, and was sentenced in the U.S. to 18 months imprisonment for violating neutrality laws between the United States and the British Empire.

See also

• Republicanism in Canada

External links

• Flags of the World: Rebellion of 1837-1839 in Canada (Upper Canada)