Battle of Stoney Creek

Quand

6 juin 1813

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

43.22° N, 79.76° W

Description

war of 1812 battle

1813 battle during the War of 1812

The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813, during the War of 1812 near what is now Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. British units made a night attack on the American encampment, and due in large part to the capture of the two senior officers of the American force and an overestimation of British strength by the Americans, the outcome of the battle was a victory for the British, and a turning point in the def…

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek – A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force three times its size »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « 700 Briten siegen in der Schlacht bei Stoney Creek (Kanada) über 3.000 Amerikaner »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source

• War of 181218 juin 1812 · Guerre