Like most accounts, this touches the citizen unrest in Canada and the
Caroline Affair, but totally neglects the Battle of the Windmill and the
Americans who paid with their life at the windmill and on the gallows at
Kingston.
Paul Sharon
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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Patriots War - Papineau
Hi, Jim and all - I thought this would interest you - sent to the
ILSTANNE
list about the Patriots War:
<< [quote from a post by Les Arseneau] Louis Joseph PAPINEAU was a leader
of
the rebellion in
Canada against the English government in 1837, and as such is looked upon
by
the French citizens as a hero not unlike John Brown. That he was
not
successful does not deprive him of the veneration of those he attempted to
lead. It is remembered of him that he rode through some of the principal
towns of Canada, carrying a flag and calling on those who would be free
from
the English yoke to follow his flag. For this treason he barely
escaped
the
gallows. PAPINEAU was born October, 1786, and died September 23,
1871.
The
people who reside here [in Illinois], some of whom were admirers of
the
leader, decided to name this town after him.
<< This rebellion in 1837 and 1838, through being
aided by certain citizens of the United States, became the source of
belligerent talk between the governments of Great Britain and this
country.
The destruction of the Caroline, by the murder of her passengers and
firing
and sending over Niagara Falls, followed by the arrest of McLeod for
the
crime, his defense by the attorney-general of the United States, and his
acquittal, make one of the most exciting chapters in our country's
history.
<<
(See Benton's "Thirty-Years View.")"
(Reference: Iroquois County Illinois History 1880 by BECKWITH)
<<
Cheers!
Ginny
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