Battle of Queenston Heights

When

13 Oct 1812

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.16° N, 79.05° W

Description

war of 1812 battle

1812 battle of the War of 1812

The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major engagement of the War of 1812. The battle took place on 13 October 1812, at Queenston in Upper Canada and was a decisive British victory. United States regulars and New York militia led by Major General Stephen Van Rensselaer crossed the Niagara River from Lewiston and engaged British regulars and Canadian militia led by Major General Isaac Brock.

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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 Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei dem Versuch einer Invasion in Kanada erleiden die Amerikaner unter Stephen Van Rensselaer III. in der Schlacht bei Queenston Heights eine schwere…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire britannique décisive sur les États-Unis à la bataille de Queenston Heights”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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