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To: average joe who wrote (6525)	3/31/2003 10:21:21 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7689

"Would it have been classified as "war" if it went 50 days and had a couple of extra skirmishes?" That can go in either direction. What if it was a stand-off in Quebec or Ontario which both happened in recent times? Were these civil wars? Were the Indian Wars...Civil War(s)? History overwhelmingly refers to the skirmishes with Dumont and company as a "Rebellion". Many (if not ALL) of the rebels had never considered themselves citizens of the Dominion of Canada. They were forcibly brought into the Donminion's compass, and fought--not to overthrow the National Government (the Government of the Country)--but to remain as a territory under self government. Still, as I said--I take no quarrel with the characterization as a civil war, if you wish. But under the circumstances I fancy such language as being rather more figurative than informing.