Battle of Beaver Dams

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The Battle of Beaver Dams was a War of 1812 engagement in which British, Indigenous, and Canadian forces ambushed and forced the surrender of a U.S. detachment near present-day Thorold, Ontario, helping secure Upper Canada from American invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the War of 1812
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Beaver Dams
belligerent British Army
Canadian militia
Indigenous warriors
United Kingdom
United States
casualties light British casualties
significant U.S. prisoners taken
combatant American forces
British forces
commander Charles G. Boerstler
James FitzGibbon
conflict War of 1812
country British North America
linked to: British America
date 1813-06-24
followedBy later engagements in the Niagara campaign of 1813
historicalSignificance contributed to continued British control of Upper Canada in 1813
location Upper Canada
near present-day Thorold, Ontario
modernCountry Canada
modernProvince Ontario
notableFor civilian warning by Laura Secord
role of Indigenous warriors in defeating U.S. force
notableParticipant Caughnawaga Mohawk warriors
linked to: Iroquois warriors

Grand River Mohawk warriors
linked to: Iroquois warriors

Indigenous allies of the British
Kahnawake Mohawk warriors
linked to: Iroquois warriors

Laura Secord
partOf Niagara campaign of 1813
precededBy Battle of Stoney Creek
primaryTactic ambush
provinceAtTime Upper Canada
region near Beaver Dams Creek
result British and Indigenous victory
surrender of U.S. detachment
strategicEffect discouraged further U.S. advances in Niagara Peninsula
helped secure Upper Canada from American invasion
strength approximately 600 U.S. soldiers
several hundred Indigenous warriors
small British regular detachment
tacticalSituation ambush of U.S. detachment
theatre Niagara Peninsula
linked to: Niagara Region
typeOfWarfare land battle
UScasualties hundreds of U.S. soldiers captured

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Defence of Upper Canada hasPart Battle of Beaver Dams
subject linked to: defence of Upper Canada
Thorold hasHistoricEvent Battle of Beaver Dams (nearby historic site)
linked to: Battle of Beaver Dams
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 hasPart Battle of Beaver Dams
Battle of Fort George followedBy Battle of Beaver Dams
Battle of Stoney Creek followedBy Battle of Beaver Dams
Battle of Beaver Dams alsoKnownAs Battle of the Beaver Dams
linked to: Battle of Beaver Dams
The Battle of Beaverdams Park commemorates Battle of Beaver Dams
The Battle of Beaverdams Park isNamedAfter Battle of Beaver Dams