Battle of Queenston Heights
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The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Queenston Heights canonical | 13 |
| Queenston Heights | 2 |
| Defence of Queenston Heights | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Queenston Heights Context triple: [War of 1812, battle, Battle of Queenston Heights]
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Battle of Lundy’s Lane
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was one of the bloodiest and most hard-fought engagements of the War of 1812, fought near Niagara Falls between British-Canadian forces and the United States in July 1814.
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Battle of the Thames
The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
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Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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E.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Queenston Heights Target entity description: The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
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A.
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was one of the bloodiest and most hard-fought engagements of the War of 1812, fought near Niagara Falls between British-Canadian forces and the United States in July 1814.
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B.
Battle of the Thames
The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
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C.
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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D.
Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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E.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Niagara River frontier
ⓘ
defence of Canada in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ Indigenous warriors ⓘ Upper Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Upper Canada
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States Army ⓘ |
| BrockStatus |
Isaac Brock
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surface form:
Isaac Brock was killed in action
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| campaign |
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
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surface form:
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
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| cause |
defence of Upper Canada
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surface form:
American invasion of Upper Canada
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| commander |
Isaac Brock
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John Norton ⓘ John Vincent ⓘ Roger Hale Sheaffe ⓘ Stephen Van Rensselaer ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Queenston Heights, Ontario monument
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surface form:
Canadian National Historic Site at Queenston Heights
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| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| date | 13 October 1812 ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
Indigenous warriors
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militia ⓘ regular infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Niagara River
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Battle of Queenston Heights self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Queenston Heights
Queenston, Upper Canada ⓘ |
| memorial |
Brock's Monument
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surface form:
Brock’s Monument
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| memorialLocation |
Queenston, Upper Canada
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surface form:
Queenston Heights, Ontario
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| notableEvent | Death of Isaac Brock ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Haudenosaunee
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surface form:
Haudenosaunee warriors
Isaac Brock ⓘ
surface form:
Major-General Isaac Brock
Mohawk ⓘ
surface form:
Mohawk warriors
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| objective | American attempt to establish a bridgehead on the Canadian side of the Niagara River ⓘ |
| outcome |
American forces driven back across the Niagara River
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Secured British control of the Niagara frontier in 1812 ⓘ |
| partOf | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Ontario
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surface form:
Ontario, Canada
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| result |
British victory
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Defeat of American invasion of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
Discouraged further immediate American invasions across the Niagara River
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Helped secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| tactic |
American river crossing by boat
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British and Canadian counterattack up the heights ⓘ |
| terrain | Heights overlooking the Niagara River ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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