Niagara campaign of the War of 1812

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The Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 was a series of key military operations along the Niagara River between American and British-Canadian forces, marked by several major battles that shaped control of the Great Lakes frontier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
theater of operations
belligerent British Army
Canadian militia
Indigenous allies of the British
United Kingdom
United States
characterizedBy combined operations with naval forces on the Great Lakes
cross-border raids
intense land battles
conflict War of 1812
countryInvolved British North America
linked to: British America

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States
endTime 1814
front Great Lakes–Niagara frontier
linked to: Great Lakes region
hasPart Battle of Beaver Dams
Battle of Black Rock
Battle of Chippawa
Battle of Fort George
Battle of Frenchman’s Creek
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
Battle of Queenston Heights
Battle of Stoney Creek
Capture of Fort Niagara (1813)
Raid on Fort Schlosser
Siege of Fort Erie (1814)
linked to: Siege of Fort Erie
historicalPeriod early 19th century
location New York (state)
linked to: New York State

Niagara River
Upper Canada
notableCommander Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
Brigadier General Peter B. Porter
Brigadier General Winfield Scott
linked to: Winfield Scott

Laura Secord (civilian informant at Beaver Dams)
Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Pearson
Major General Gordon Drummond
Major General Isaac Brock
linked to: Isaac Brock

Major General Jacob Brown
Major General Phineas Riall
Major General Roger Hale Sheaffe
opponent American forces
British and Canadian forces
linked to: British forces
partOf War of 1812
result frontier largely restored to status quo ante bellum
stalemate
startTime 1812
strategicImportance control of access between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
control of the Niagara River corridor

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Battle of York partOf Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
Siege of Fort Erie partOf Niagara campaign of 1814
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
Battle of Fort George partOf Niagara campaign
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
Battle of Frenchman’s Creek partOf Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
Battle of Cook’s Mills partOf Niagara campaign
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Battle of Beaver Dams partOf Niagara campaign of 1813
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
Battle of Chippawa partOf Niagara campaign of 1814
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
War of 1812 national commemorative sites hasPart War of 1812 battlefields along the Niagara River
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
North American theater of the War of 1812 hasPart Niagara campaign
linked to: Niagara campaign of the War of 1812