What the records say
- When
- 19 Dec 1813
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.26° N, 79.06° W
- Description
- 1813 British victory in the War of 1812
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Fort Niagara
1813 battle in the War of 1812
The Capture of Fort Niagara took place 19 December 1813 during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States. The American garrison was taken by surprise, and the fort was captured in a night assault by a select force of British regular infantry.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of 1812: British soldiers and native allies invade the United States, and are successful in the Capture of Fort Niagara, and attack Lewiston, New York”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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