Battle of Pelee Island
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 "liberate" Upper Canada from the British.
| Battle of Pelee Island | |||||||
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| Part of the Upper Canada Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Patriotes Hunters' Lodges |
United Kingdom Upper Canada First Nations | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lester Hoadley † | Captain George Browne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 | 126 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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14 killed; 18 wounded; 11 captured |
5 killed; 25 wounded | ||||||
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