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The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara or contemporarily as the Battle of Bridgewater, [8] was fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Battle of Fort Niagara of the Seven Years' War, taking place in July 1759. The Capture of Fort Niagara of the War of 1812, taking place in December 1813. The Battle of Lundy's Lane also called the Battle of Niagara, of the War of 1812, taking place in July 1814. "Battle of Niagara," an 1818 poem by John Neal
The Battle of Fort Niagara was a siege late in the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War.The British siege of Fort Niagara in July 1759 was part of a campaign to remove French control of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions, making possible a western invasion of the French province of Canada in conjunction with General James Wolfe's invasion to the east.
Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The fort is on the river's eastern bank at its mouth on Lake Ontario.
The Niagara campaign occurred in 1814 and was the final campaign launched by the United States to invade Canada during the War of 1812. The campaign was launched to counter the British offensive in the Niagara region which had been initiated with the capture of Fort Niagara in December, 1813.
On 30 December, Riall crossed the Niagara again, 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream of Black Rock and defeated American forces at the Battle of Buffalo, after which the villages of Black Rock and Buffalo were set ablaze and the navy yard on Buffalo Creek was destroyed. Fort Niagara remained in British possession until the end of the war.
Capture of Fort Niagara; Battle of Frenchman's Creek; L. Battle of Lewiston; Battle of Lundy's Lane; P. Raid on Port Dover; Q. Battle of Queenston Heights; S. Battle ...
Located in a strategic position at the mouth of the Niagara River to protect the Canadian frontier and to counter Fort Niagara on the U.S. side, it is the only remaining fortification of its type (a square tower within a star-shaped earthwork) in Canada Frenchman's Creek [25] [26] 1812 (battle) 1921 Fort Erie