Charles Hindelang (March 29, 1810 – February 15, 1839) was a French-born military man who fought for the independence of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec).
Hindelang was apprehended shortly after as he attempted to flee back to the United States, and was sentenced to death.
He was hanged on February 15, 1839 at the Pied-du-Courant Prison in Montreal with such people as François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier.
In front of the crowd, before the execution, he shouted: "The cause for which I am sacrificed is noble and great [...] Canadiens, my last goodbye is the old cry of France: Long live freedom!
)"[2] His character plays a notable role in Pierre Falardeau's film February 15, 1839 about the incarceration and execution of the Patriotes.