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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 Battle of La Belle-Famille occurred on July 24, 1759, during the French and Indian War along the Niagara River portage trail. François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery's French relief force for the besieged French garrison at Fort Niagara fell into Eyre Massey's British and Iroquois ambush. This action formed part of the larger Battle of Fort ...
The siege of Fort Erie, also known as the Battle of Erie, from 4 August to 21 September 1814, was one of the last engagements of the War of 1812, between British and American forces. It took place during the Niagara campaign, and the Americans successfully defended Fort Erie against a British army. During the siege, the British suffered high ...
[2] [4] In 1750, Joncaire built a small canal above Niagara Falls to power a sawmill. [3] In 1757, Joncaire was promoted to lieutenant. [2] In 1759, he had Fort du Portage burned down and moved his garrison to reinforce Fort Niagara. [2] On July 25, 1759, Joncaire was one of the officers who signed the surrender at the Battle of Fort Niagara. [2]
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
He established Fort du Portage near Niagara Falls and fought in the Battle of Fort Niagara during the French and Indian War. [8] After leaving for France, he was implicated in the Canada Affair and imprisoned in the Bastille, before returning to America and then dying in Detroit in 1771. [1] [8]
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.