According to L.A. Norton the rebellion was poorly armed, had no drill or discipline and none of them knew how to properly use a weapon, but despite of that, they still went to battle. A narrative written by Mackenzie states that because of lack of training, some of their men were shot by allies. When the men in the first row of the firing squad fell down so the row in the back could shoot, the row in the back thought they were overpowered by the enemy, and because of this they retreated. If we summarize Sydney Bellingham’s writings, we’ll learn that the rebels were cowards, who wanted to make a change, but they just didn’t have the proper training or artillery to do so.

And this is “Why the Rebellion of 1837 failed”.