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In 1837, the British army and loyal militia crushed the first armed revolt in Upper and Lower Canada. Many rebels fled to the US. The exiles joined with American sympathizers to form a secret paramilitary organization called the Hunter's Lodge.

Early on the morning of November 12, 1838, 190 Hunters landed at Windmill Point. Most were Americans. Contrary to their expectations, the local population did not rally to their side.

By November 13, over 2000 local militiamen and British soldiers surrounded the rebel position. After a bitter and bloody skirmish, the government forces drove the rebels into the windmill and surrounding stone buildings but they could not attack these building without large cannons.

November 14 and 15 were uneventful. The hunters were counting on help from the United States that never came lol.

November 16 was decisive. British gunboats patrolled the river while their field guns arrived by land. In the afternoon, they bombarded the rebels for two hours.

The Hunters were low on ammunition, food and water. There were no medical supplies to ease the pain of their wounded. By nightfall, they ran out of both resources and hope and surrendered unconditionally.

Twenty rebels were killed and another twenty were wounded in the battle, while 15 soldiers were killed and 55 were wounded. The captured rebels were tried. Eleven were hung, 60 deported to Australia and the rest released.