Raid on Ogdensburg

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The Raid on Ogdensburg was a British-Canadian cross-border attack on the American town of Ogdensburg, New York, during the War of 1812, aimed at disrupting U.S. operations along the St. Lawrence River.

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Raid on Ogdensburg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the War of 1812 ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ogdensburg ⓘ
attackingForceOrigin British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Upper Canada ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
New York militia ⓘ
Province of Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: Upper Canada

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
combatantStrength British-Canadian force of several hundred regulars and militia ⓘ
smaller American garrison of regulars and militia ⓘ
commander Benjamin Forsyth ⓘ
George MacDonnell ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
consequence reduced American interference with British St. Lawrence communications ⓘ
strengthened British control of the St. Lawrence River supply route ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryAttacked United States ⓘ
countryOfAttackingForce Canada (as part of British North America) ⓘ
linked to: Province of Canada

United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1813-02-22 ⓘ
defendingForceOrigin New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
geographicalContext St. Lawrence River ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of cross-border fighting on the northern frontier in the War of 1812 ⓘ
key action in securing British supply route between Montreal and Upper Canada ⓘ
location Ogdensburg, New York ⓘ
notableUnit Glengarry Light Infantry ⓘ
U.S. Rifle Regiment under Benjamin Forsyth ⓘ
objective disrupt U.S. operations along the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
eliminate American base at Ogdensburg ⓘ
secure British supply lines on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
outcome American forces driven from Ogdensburg ⓘ
Ogdensburg temporarily occupied by British-Canadian forces ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 campaigns along the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
relatedPlace Prescott, Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: Prescott, Ontario

St. Lawrence County, New York ⓘ
result British-Canadian victory ⓘ
tacticalFeature attack across frozen St. Lawrence River ⓘ
use of regular infantry and militia ⓘ
theatre St. Lawrence River theatre of the War of 1812 ⓘ
typeOfAttack cross-border raid ⓘ
year 1813 ⓘ

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Defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Raid on Ogdensburg ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada