Battle of Cook’s Mills
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The Battle of Cook’s Mills was a late-1814 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British and Canadian forces successfully blocked an American advance in the Niagara Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cook’s Mills canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForcesBranch |
British Army
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United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Canadian militia ⓘ Native allies of Britain ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| casualtiesAndLosses | dozens killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late-1814 engagement in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
approximately 750 British and Canadian troops
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approximately 800 American troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Myers
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Willcocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel Silas Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1814-10-19 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1814-10-19 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | withdrawal of American forces from the Niagara frontier ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1814 in North America
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Battles involving Canada ⓘ Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ Battles of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of Ontario
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military history of Canada ⓘ military history of the United States ⓘ |
| location |
Cook’s Mills, Upper Canada
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Niagara Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | American advance in the Niagara Peninsula blocked ⓘ |
| partOf | Niagara campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cook’s Mills campaign movements from Chippawa and Fort Erie ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Welland, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British and Canadian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of major offensive operations on the Niagara frontier in 1814
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last significant engagement of the War of 1812 in the Niagara Peninsula ⓘ |
| startDate | 1814-10-19 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to secure supplies and lines of communication on the Niagara front ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | skirmish and delaying action ⓘ |
| theatre | North American theatre of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada