Battle of Chippawa

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The Battle of Chippawa was a significant engagement of the War of 1812 in which American forces won a notable victory over British and Canadian troops near the Niagara River in Upper Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
associatedUnit British 100th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
British 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
linked to: The Royal Scots

British 8th (King’s) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Canadian militia units ⓘ
U.S. 1st Brigade under Winfield Scott ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ
First Nations allies of Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignObjective invasion of the Niagara Peninsula ⓘ
casualtiesSide British and Canadian forces approximately 500–900 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
United States approximately 300 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander Jacob Brown ⓘ
Phineas Riall ⓘ
Winfield Scott ⓘ
commanderSide Jacob Brown – United States ⓘ
linked to: Jacob Brown

Phineas Riall – United Kingdom ⓘ
Winfield Scott – United States ⓘ
linked to: Winfield Scott
commemoratedOn Canadian National Historic Site of Canada designation ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryAtTime Upper Canada ⓘ
date 5 July 1814 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Lundy’s Lane ⓘ
front Niagara front of the War of 1812 ⓘ
location Niagara River ⓘ
near Chippawa, Upper Canada ⓘ
present-day Ontario, Canada ⓘ
memorial Chippawa Battlefield Park ⓘ
memorialLocation Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
notableFor demonstrating effectiveness of well-trained American regulars ⓘ
one of the first times U.S. regular infantry defeated British regulars in open field combat in the War of 1812 ⓘ
opposingForcesType regular infantry on both sides ⓘ
partOf Niagara campaign of 1814 ⓘ
precededBy crossing of the Niagara River by U.S. forces in July 1814 ⓘ
primaryArmsUsed muskets and artillery ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
river Niagara River ⓘ
strategicSignificance boosted American morale in the Niagara campaign ⓘ
strengthSide British and Canadian forces approximately 2,000 men ⓘ
United States forces approximately 3,500 men ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British forces forced to retreat ⓘ
terrain open fields and cleared ground near the Chippawa River ⓘ
timeOfDay fought during the morning and early afternoon of 5 July 1814 ⓘ
year 1814 ⓘ

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Defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Chippewa Square → namedAfter → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
Chippewa Square → namedAfter → Chippewa (Chippawa) in the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
Jacob Brown → battle → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
United States military forces in the War of 1812 → engagedInBattle → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 → hasPart → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ
Battle of Chippawa → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
Thomas Jesup → participatedIn → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
17th Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa
Chippawa, Ontario → siteOf → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ
Chippawa, Ontario → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Chippawa (1814) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa