Apres l'?chec de l'insurrection de 1837, des membres du parti des patriotes, rassembles aux ?tats-Unis sous la conduite de Robert Nelson, proclam?rent la R?publique du Bas-Canada et tent?rent de renverser le gouvernement. L'invasion de 1838, m?diocrement organis?e et mal ravitaill?e, fut un ?chec. Le 8 novembre, l'arm?e se replia sur Odelltown. Les 9 et 10 novembre, elle attaqua la milice d'Odelltown mais celle-ci, soutenue par des renforts, la repoussa. Nelson s'?chappa mais la dispersion de ses forces mit fin ? l'aventure.
Following the failure of the 1837 rebellion, a faction of the patriote party gathered in the United States under the leadership of Robert Nelson to proclaim the Republic of Lower Canada and plot the overthrow of the government. Their invasion in 1838, however, was a fiasco, largely due to poor planning and inadequate supplies, and on November 8 the rebel force retreated toward Odelltown. On November 9 and 10 they attacked the defending militia, but were finally repulsed by reinforcements. Although Nelson escaped, the subsequent dispersal of his men virtually ended the insurrection.
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