What the records say
- When
- 24 Jun 1813
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.12° N, 79.19° W
- Description
- war of 1812 battle
Battle of Beaver Dams
1813 battle of the War of 1812
The Battle of Beaver Dams took place on 24 June 1813, during the War of 1812. A column of troops from the United States Army marched from Fort George and attempted to surprise a British outpost at Beaver Dams, billeting themselves overnight in the village of Queenston, Ontario.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “June 23 or June 24 – Battle of Beaver Dams is a Canadian victory, in part due to Laura Secord's famous 32 km. walk to warn Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Britische Truppen zwingen in der Schlacht bei Beaver Dams eine zahlenmäßig überlegene amerikanische Abteilung zur Kapitulation”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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