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Battle of Brownstown
Why: Captain Brush and his forces were bringing supplies to General Hull in Detroit. Tecumseh and his men were determined to stop this.
Who: There was ~100 American troops, and 25 Native warriors, including Captain Brush and Tecumseh. 18 Americans killed, 12 wounded, and 70 missing. One Native warrior was killed.
How: The American supply column was moving through Brownstown, and while they were crossing Brownstown Creek, they were ambushed from the North, pushed by Tecumseh and his warriors. -
Battle of Fort Detroit
Why: General Brock with the Canadian/British Troops, and Tecumseh and his warriors were determined to capture Fort Detroit to push back the Americans.
Who: Isaac Brock and Canadian/British Troops. Tecumseh with Native warriors. William Hull and American troops.
How: After the Natives and British captured multiple American Forts, they had pushed them back to Detroit. Brock charged Fort Detroit with Canadian and British troops, along with Native warriors, and achieved surrender by the Americans. -
Battle of Queenston Heights
Why: Stephan Van Rensselaer wanted to capture the Redan battery, a large cannon on the heights. Brock heard of invasion and retaliated.
Who: General Rensselaer and American Troop. General Brock and British troops. Tecumseh and native warriors.
How: The Americans captured the Redan battery, the British retaliated, Brock rode in to fight and was shot by a sniper, he died almost instantly. the British and Native troops pushed the Americans and took back the battery, the Americans surrendered. -
Battle of Lacolle Mills
Why: The Americans invaded lower Canada to capture territory. Two American forces tried capturing the same point and fired at one another.
Who: Colonel Pike and American troops. Major de Salaberry and Canadian troops. Caughnawaga warriors.
How: Pike and his troops split to capture Lacolle Mills, the mistook one another for the enemy and fired at each other. Canadian troops and Caughnawaga warriors intercepted and the Americans retreated. -
Battle of Ogdensburg
Why: Commanding officer of the Glengarry Light Infantry, was furious at the successful raids of Major Benjamin Forsyth, commanding the American Army at Ogdensburg.
Who: Governor-general Sir George Prevost, Lieutenant Colonal George Macdonell, Lieutenant Colonal Thomas Pearson, Major Benjamin Forsyth
How: Prevost gave Macdonell permission to move in on the Americans. Americans began firing when the Glengarries reached the first snow drift near the river. Ogdensburg fell into British hands. -
Battle of Fort York
Why: Pike and his troops landed on the shore of York to capture the Fort.
Who: Brigadier Pike and American troops. Major General Shaeffe and Canadian troops.
How: The Americans landed on shore in the morning and held off the defenses until Dearborn and Chauncey could come to finish off the Canadians. They held the town for five days until the final burned all the buildings. -
Battle of Stoney Creek
Why: American Army and a naval squadron began a combined operation against Fort George, soon forcing British defenders to evacuate their position. This causing Britain to retaliate.
Who: Major-General Henry Dearborn, Major-General John Vincent, Captain Sir James Yeo, etc.
How: Vincent and his army prepared to attack at night but when they got to what they thought was the Americans camp, they discovered they moved to a higher ground. Americans spotted them and began to attack. Vincent’s army won. -
Battle of Forty Mile Creek
Why: The Americans, defeated at Stoney Creek, were camped at Forty Mile creek. The British and Native troops advanced on foot and with ships to capture Forty Mile creek.
Who: General Lewis and American troops. Commodore Yeo and British/Native troops.
How: The British and Native troops attacked by foot and ship. they were pushed back until the afternoon, when the British brought in two companies, the Americans retreated and were pursued. -
Battle of Beaver Dams
Why: British Lieutenant James FitzGibbon was sent into the area to cause trouble and harrass the American forces there. The American commander at Fort George, General John Boyd, decides that FitzGibbon must be captured or driven out of the area.
Who: Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, General John Boyd, James and Laura Secord.
How: Mrs. Secord offers info to FitzGibbon that the Americans are coming. FitzGibbon preps his army, Native warriors waited in the woods and ambushed Americans. Canada wins. -
The Hamilton and the Scourge
Why: Brigadier General John Boyd sent a ship with a dispatch to Commodore Isaac Chauncey on Lake Ontario saying he wanted to attack the British supply depot at Burlington Heights. Chauncey agreed that this was a worthwhile mission, and planned an attack.
Who: General John Boyd, Commodore Isaac Chauncey, Sir James Yeo.
How: No fight truly happened, but war ship “Hamilton” and “Scourge” were lost in a storm. Most men aboard died. -
Battle of Moravian Town
Why: Lake Erie Squadron defeated, William Henry Harrison shows up with army prepared to fight the Canadians/British, General Henry Proctor takes his army and flees.
Who: William Henry Harrison, General Henry Proctor, Tecumseh
How: British fired 2 vollys and surrendered. Tecumseh leads his warriors through battle. Tecumseh dies and the Americans win. -
Battle of Chateauguay
Why: General Hampton was pushing through Chateauguay River to reach and possibly seize Montreal. Salsberry wanted to stop them.
Who: Hampton and American troops. Salsberry and Canadian Troops.
How: Salsberry had been tracking Hampton, and Hampton was passing through Chateauguay River to get to Montreal, Salsberry stopped them. When an American soldier who knew french tried to tell the Canadians to surrender, Salsberry shot him, and started the battle. -
Battle of Crysler’s Farm
Why: Two American forces we're moving to attack Lower Canada and Montreal. Led by Major-General Hampton and Major-General Wilkinson.
Who: Wilkinson/Hampton and American troops. Mulcaster/Morrison and Canadian Troops
How: Wilkinson and the Americans headed to Prescot by ship down the St.Lawerence, but they had to slow down because of the cold weather. They got to Prescot and flanked the Canadians. Colonel Morrison fought back kept Fort Wellington under Canadian control. -
Battle of Fort Mackinac
Why: The Americans wanted to take Fort Mackinac to control the upper Great Lakes.
Who: Colonel Croghan, General Harrison and American troops. Colonel McDouall and Canadian Troops.
How: The Americans landed off Mackinac, but the guns could not aim high enough to hit the fort. The Americans shelled the fort for two days with no effect. The ships retreated and came to the west end a week later into the woods, McDouall defended, and drove back the Americans to their ships, and they retreated. -
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
Why: British troops leave a tavern, and General Scott decides to engage to withhold a reputation
Who: General Scott and American troops. General Riall/Drummond and British troops.
How: Scott saw British troops leave a tavern, he decides to attack them. Battling on the hill of Lundy's Lane, cannons were being contested by the Americans and British. Both the British and American Generals were wounded, General Riall was captured. The Americans retreated to Chippewa, and the British were exhausted. -
Battle of Washington D.C.
Why: General Prevost got troops from Britain, he launched an invasion on Washington and Baltimore to finally be on the offensive.
Who: Madison and American troops. Prevost and Canadian Troops.
How: Prevost was given tens of thousands of troops from Britain, and decided to invade Washington. After burning some houses, the militia decided to attack the White House. The Canadian are all the food, drank all the wine, and set the White House on fire.
