The Confrontation at Montgomery's Tavern, also known as the Bar Fight on Yonge Street and the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, is the name given to the incident that sparked the Upper Canada Rebellion on December 7, 1837. The abortive revolutionary insurrection was decisively crushed by British authorities backed by Canadian volunteer units. The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 in response to frustrations in political reform and ethnic conflict. ... Image File history File links The Battle of Montgomerys Tavern. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... Republicanism is the idea of a nation being governed as a republic. ... William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Canadian journalist, politician and leader of an unsuccessful rebellion. ... Sir Allan Napier MacNab (Born Niagara 19 February 1798 – Dundurn Castle 8 August 1862) was a Canadian military and political leader. ... Combatants Republican rebels United Kingdom Commanders Nils von Schoultz Unknown Strength 250 militia 800 regulars and militia Casualties 80 dead 137 captured 16 dead 60 wounded The Battle of the Windmill is also a fictional battle in the book Animal Farm. ... Yonge Street (pronounced young), located in Ontario, Canada, is a major arterial street in Toronto and a provincial highway. ... The Republic of Canadas flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Prelude

When the Lower Canada Rebellion broke out in the Fall of 1837, Sir Francis Bond Head sent the British troops stationed in York to help suppress it. With the regular troops gone, William Lyon Mackenzie and his followers seized a Toronto armoury and organized an armed march down Yonge Street, beginning at Montgomery's Tavern on December 4, 1837. Flag used by the Patriotes between 1832 and 1838 The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. ... Sir Francis Bond Head (1793 – 1875) was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the Rebellion of 1837. ... York was the original name of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Canadian journalist, politician and leader of an unsuccessful rebellion. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Colonel Robert Moodie attempted lead a force of loyalists through the rebel roadblock to warn Governor Bond Head in Toronto. Moodie fired his pistol, apparently in an attempt to clear the way. A number of the rebels returned fire, killing him. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Moodie (1778 - December 4, 1837) was a British–Canadian officer and soldier. ...

On the same day, December 5, Mackenzie's approximately 500 rebels marched upon York's city hall in an effort to seize the arms and ammunition that were stored there. They were met by a truce party, to whom Mackenzie explained the rebels' demands. York was the original name of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Later that afternoon, Mackenzie led his troops farther down Yonge Street towards the city, where their advance was stopped by a party of 27 loyalist volunteers. The front rank of Mackenzie's men fired a volley then dropped to the ground to let the next rank fire over their heads. Those behind, thinking the entire front rank had been shot dead, fled in panic, losing a number of dead and wounded.

Montgomery's Tavern

The rebels dispersed, losing hundreds of deserters. That night, reinforcements for the loyalists arrived from Hamilton. By the next day, these forces were 1,500 strong (among the volunteers was future Prime Minister of Canada and Father of Confederation John A. Macdonald). Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), the head of the Government of Canada, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process that ultimately brought together a union among the provinces, colonies and territories of British North America to form a Dominion of the British Empire, which today is a federal nation state simply known as Canada. ... The Right Honourable Sir John Alexander Macdonald, KCMG, GCB, QC, PC, DCL, LL.D (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada from July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 and October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891. ...

The rebels, meanwhile, had regrouped at Montgomery's Tavern. 150 were posted in the woods behind the tavern and another 60 took up positions behind a line of rail fencing. The majority of Mackenzie's supporters, numbering about 300, were gathered around the tavern proper. These were largely unarmed and would offer little resistance when pressed.

On December 7, Colonel MacNab marched about 1,000 regulars and militiamen up Yonge Street and attacked Mackenzie's force at Montgomery's Tavern, putting the building under artillery fire. When MacNab advanced his infantry, both parties of rebels abandoned their posts and retreated in disarray to the tavern, causing those assembled there to panic and flee. Within 20 minutes, the rebels were gone. Loyalist forces then looted the tavern and burned it to the ground, before marching back to York. Sir Allan Napier MacNab (Born Niagara 19 February 1798 – Dundurn Castle 8 August 1862) was a Canadian military and political leader. ...

External links

• http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/rebellions/1837f01.html
• Colonel Moodie Rides Down Yonge Street
• http://northernblue.ca/hconline/chapters/5/5upper.php