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Battle of Fort George

For the American Revolutionary War battle on Long Island, see Battle of Fort St. George.

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Battle of Fort George
Part of the War of 1812

A historical marker, featuring Fort George. (#2)
DateMay 25–27, 1813
Location
Present day Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain
 Upper Canada		  United States
Commanders and leaders
John Vincent Henry Dearborn
Winfield Scott
Oliver Hazard Perry
Morgan Lewis
Strength
1,000 regular infantry,[1][2]
300 militia,[1][2]
50 natives,
5 field guns		 4,000 regular infantry,
1 corvette,
1 brig-of-war,
12 gunboats,
Several batteries
Casualties and losses
52–107 dead
147–175 wounded
276–280 captured (including 147–175 of the wounded)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]		 40–111 dead
111–192 wounded[10] [3][6][8]
Official nameBattlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1921
Battle of Fort George[11]

The Battle of Fort George was fought during the War of 1812, in which the Americans defeated a British force and captured Fort George in Upper Canada. The troops of the United States Army and vessels of the United States Navy cooperated in a very successful amphibious assault, although most of the opposing British force escaped encirclement.

  1. ^ a b Hitsman, p. 130
  2. ^ a b Coleman, p. 27
  3. ^ a b Cruikshank, Documentary History, p. 256
  4. ^ Cruikshank, Battle of Fort George, p. 53
  5. ^ Cruikshank, Documentary History, p. 248
  6. ^ a b Feltoe, Richard. The Pendulum of War: The Fight for Upper Canada, January–June 1813 (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2013), p. 71
  7. ^ Boyd, J. P. Documents and Facts Relative to Military Events during the Late War (Private Publishing, 1816), p. 5
  8. ^ a b Brannan, J. Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States, during the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15 (Washington, DC: Way & Gideon, 1823), p. 162
  9. ^ James, W. A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War between Great Britain and the United States of America, Vol. 3 (London: William James, 1818), p. 159 & 410
  10. ^ Cruikshank, Documentary History, p. 247
  11. ^ Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 599.

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