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    1. [ACADIAN-CAJUN] The Rebellion of 1768
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    3. Some Acadians joined in the Rebellion of 1768, but none were executed or imprisoned. The following individuals were executed by firing squad on October 25, 1769: Nicolas Chauvin de la Freniere, Pierre Caresse, Pierre Marquis and Joseph Milhet. Balthasar Mazan and Julien-Jerome Doucet received 10 years in prison; and Jean Milhet, Pierre Poupet and Pierre Hardy de Boisblanc received six years in prison. A good book on the 1768 Rebellion is "Denis-Nicolas Foucault and the New Orleans Rebellion of 1768" by Carl A. Brasseaux. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com

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