Republic of Canada

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Canada and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a short-lived country proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie in 1837. The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion.

Establishment

December 1837: William Lyon Mackenzie proclaimed the independent Republic of Canada.

Chronology

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1. Events

December 1838: In 1838, the Republic of Canada, led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Louis-Joseph Papineau, fell to British forces in the rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada. This marked the end of the short-lived attempt to establish an independent republic in Canada.