What the records say
- When
- 6 Sep 1814 – 11 Sep 1814
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 44.68° N, 73.38° W
- Description
- final invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Plattsburgh
1814 battle during the War of 1812
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh, New York.
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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 “War of 1812 – Battle of Lake Champlain: An American squadron under Thomas Macdonough defeats the British squadron”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Plattsburgh besiegen die Amerikaner die Briten und geben dem Britisch-Amerikanischen Krieg damit eine entscheidende Wende zu ihren Gunsten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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