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Battle of Montgomery's Tavern—Upper Canada Rebellion crushed

On December 7, colonial militia and British troops defeated William Lyon Mackenzie's rebel force at Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto, ending the principal uprising in Upper Canada and driving many insurgents across the border into the United States.

Battle of Montgomery's Tavern—Upper Canada Rebellion crushed

The defeat intensified cross-border tensions, refugee flows, and concerns about U.S. neutrality, creating diplomatic friction that would complicate Van Buren's relations with Britain and contribute to subsequent incidents like the Caroline affair.

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