The 'Loyals' were opponents of the
Patriotes during the
Lower Canada Rebellion in
1837 and
1838.
Loyal volunteers, such as those recruited from the
Doric Club, were instrumental in quelling the uprising. They are often called "Loyalists" today, as the
Loyalists of the
American Revolution (and those who, after the Revolution, immigrated to
British North America, called the
United Empire Loyalists), but they were called ''"Loyaux"'', or "Loyals", at the time.
See also
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Chouayen
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Quebec nationalism
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Quebec independence movement
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History of Quebec
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Timeline of Quebec history