Battle of Chateauguay

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The Battle of Chateauguay was a key War of 1812 engagement in which a smaller force of mostly French-Canadian fighters successfully repelled a larger American invasion, helping to secure Lower Canada.

All labels observed (2)

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Battle of Chateauguay canonical 2
Battle of the Châteauguay 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de la Châteauguay ⓘ
approximateAmericanCasualties over 100 ⓘ
approximateCanadianCasualties fewer than 50 ⓘ
belligerent Lower Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign 1813 Montreal campaign ⓘ
combatant British regular forces ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
Kahnawake Mohawk warriors ⓘ
linked to: Iroquois warriors

United States Army ⓘ
Voltigeurs canadiens ⓘ
commander Charles de Salaberry ⓘ
Wade Hampton II ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1813-10-26 ⓘ
endDate 1813-10-26 ⓘ
hasMemorial Battle of Chateauguay National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
indigenousParticipants Mohawk warriors ⓘ
linked to: Iroquois warriors
involvedIndigenousAllies yes ⓘ
legacy symbol of French-Canadian military contribution to Canada ⓘ
location Lower Canada ⓘ
near the Chateauguay River ⓘ
present-day Quebec, Canada ⓘ
modernProvince Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
notableFor major role of French-Canadian fighters ⓘ
successful defense by a smaller force against a larger American army ⓘ
outcome secured the defense of Montreal from the south ⓘ
partOf American campaign to capture Montreal in 1813 ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfDefenders French ⓘ
provinceAtTime Lower Canada ⓘ
recognizedAs National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
result American invasion of Lower Canada repelled ⓘ
British and Canadian victory ⓘ
river Chateauguay River ⓘ
linked to: Châteauguay River
startDate 1813-10-26 ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped prevent American conquest of Lower Canada ⓘ
strengthSide1 approximately 1,500 men ⓘ
strengthSide2 approximately 3,000–4,000 men ⓘ
tacticalFeature use of abatis and defensive works in the forest ⓘ
territoryDefended Lower Canada ⓘ
theatre St. Lawrence River theatre of the War of 1812 ⓘ
yearOfNationalHistoricSiteDesignation 1920 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian militia → notableEngagement → Battle of Chateauguay ⓘ
Defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Chateauguay ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Châteauguay → historicalEventNearby → Battle of the Châteauguay ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chateauguay