Battle of Montgomery's Tavern

The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern was an engagement which took place on December 7, 1837 during the Upper Canada Rebellion. The abortive revolutionary insurrection, inspired by William Lyon Mackenzie, was crushed by British authorities and Canadian volunteer units near John Montgomery's tavern on Yonge Street at Eglinton, north of Toronto.

Battle of Montgomery's Tavern
Part of the Upper Canada Rebellion and the Rebellions of 1837–1838

Depiction of the battle
DateDecember 7, 1837
Location
Eglinton, Upper Canada, British North America
(now Yonge–Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario)
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Opposition rebels  Upper Canada
Commanders and leaders
Anthony Van Egmond
Strength
210 militia
  • 1,000 regulars and militia
  • 1 gun
Casualties and losses
  • 3 dead
  • 5 wounded
  • 1 dead
  • 5 wounded
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameMontgomery's Tavern National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1925
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The site of Montgomery's Tavern was designated a National Historic Site in 1925 and a historical marker sits at the south-west corner of Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue.

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