Battle of Stoney Creek

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The Battle of Stoney Creek was a pivotal 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British forces halted an American advance into Upper Canada near present-day Hamilton, Ontario.

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Battle of Stoney Creek canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Stony Creek ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militia of Upper Canada ⓘ
casualties significant casualties on both British and American sides ⓘ
combatantStrength American force of roughly 3,000–3,500 soldiers ⓘ
British-Canadian force of roughly 700 soldiers ⓘ
commander John Chandler ⓘ
John Harvey ⓘ
John Vincent ⓘ
William H. Winder ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1813-06-06 ⓘ
endDate 1813-06-06 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Beaver Dams ⓘ
geographicalContext fought near the shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ
hasMemorial Battle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Battlefield House Museum & Park ⓘ
historicalRegion Niagara frontier ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Frontier
location Stoney Creek, Upper Canada ⓘ
near present-day Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
modernJurisdiction Hamilton, Ontario ⓘ
notableEvent capture of American generals William H. Winder and John Chandler ⓘ
notableFor pivotal role in defending Upper Canada from American invasion in 1813 ⓘ
surprise British night attack against larger American force ⓘ
objective halt American advance into Upper Canada ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy capture of Fort George by American forces ⓘ
recognizedBy designated a National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
startDate 1813-06-06 ⓘ
strategicEffect ended immediate American offensive against the Niagara peninsula ⓘ
forced American withdrawal toward Fort George ⓘ
helped secure British control of the Niagara frontier in 1813 ⓘ
tacticalNature bayonet assault ⓘ
night attack ⓘ
territory Upper Canada ⓘ
theatre Niagara Peninsula theatre of the War of 1812 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
yearOfNationalHistoricSiteDesignation 1960 ⓘ

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Defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Stoney Creek ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 → hasPart → Battle of Stoney Creek ⓘ
Battle of Fort George → followedBy → Battle of Stoney Creek ⓘ
Battle of Beaver Dams → precededBy → Battle of Stoney Creek ⓘ
Stoney Creek, Ontario → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Stoney Creek ⓘ