Battle of Crysler’s Farm

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battle engagement of the War of 1812

The Battle of Crysler’s Farm was a pivotal 1813 engagement of the War of 1812 in which a smaller British and Canadian force decisively repelled a much larger American army along the St. Lawrence River, halting the U.S. advance on Montreal.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Crysler’s Farm (without diacritic) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ Indigenous allies of the British ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	St. Lawrence campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	higher American casualties than British and Canadian casualties ⓘ
commander	Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Wanton Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General James Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoration	National Historic Site designation by Canada ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
countryAtTime	Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	11 November 1813 ⓘ
effect	contributed to failure of U.S. 1813 campaign against Canada ⓘ
location	along the St. Lawrence River ⓘ near Morrisburg, Upper Canada ⓘ
memorial	Crysler’s Farm Battlefield National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	John Crysler’s farm NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponentForceDescription	American force included elements of the U.S. regular army and militia ⓘ British force included regulars of the 49th and 89th Regiments of Foot ⓘ
outcome	American advance on Montreal halted ⓘ
partOf	American 1813 offensive against Montreal ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British and Canadian victory ⓘ
river	St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicSignificance	helped secure British control of the St. Lawrence River corridor ⓘ thwarted major U.S. offensive against Montreal ⓘ
strength	British and Canadian force about 800–900 men ⓘ United States force about 3,000–4,000 men ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic	fought largely on open farmland ⓘ smaller British and Canadian force defeated larger American army ⓘ
terrain	farmland near the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
year	1813 ⓘ

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19th Light Dragoons → notableBattle → Battle of Crysler’s Farm ⓘ

defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Crysler’s Farm ⓘ

subject surface form: Defence of Upper Canada