Battle of Frenchman’s Creek

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The Battle of Frenchman’s Creek was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces attempted an ill-fated cross-border raid into Upper Canada near Fort Erie.

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Battle of Frenchman’s Creek canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Raid on Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
casualties American casualties exceeded British casualties ⓘ
characterization ill-fated American raid into Upper Canada ⓘ
commander Bisshopp (British commander) ⓘ
Lt. Col. Charles Boerstler (American commander) ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1812-11-28 ⓘ
endDate 1812-11-28 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Fort George ⓘ
location Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
Upper Canada ⓘ
near Fort Erie ⓘ
natureOfAction cross-border raid ⓘ
objective to facilitate a larger American attack on Fort Erie ⓘ
to secure a bridge over Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
outcome American raid repulsed ⓘ
partOf Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Queenston Heights ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
sideNote American forces crossed the Niagara River to attack British positions at Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
the raid failed to achieve its strategic objectives ⓘ
startDate 1812-11-28 ⓘ
theatre Niagara frontier ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Frontier

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

Defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 → hasPart → Battle of Frenchman’s Creek ⓘ