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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Beaver Dams (nearby historic site) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Beaver Dams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ Indigenous warriors ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties |
light British casualties
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significant U.S. prisoners taken ⓘ |
| combatant |
American forces
ⓘ
British forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles G. Boerstler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James FitzGibbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day Thorold, Ontario ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernProvince | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civilian warning by Laura Secord
ⓘ
role of Indigenous warriors in defeating U.S. force ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Caughnawaga Mohawk warriors
NERFINISHED
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Grand River Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous allies of the British ⓘ Kahnawake Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Secord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niagara campaign of 1813 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Stoney Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | ambush ⓘ |
| provinceAtTime | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | near Beaver Dams Creek ⓘ |
| result |
British and Indigenous victory
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surrender of U.S. detachment ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
discouraged further U.S. advances in Niagara Peninsula
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helped secure Upper Canada from American invasion ⓘ |
| strength |
approximately 600 U.S. soldiers
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several hundred Indigenous warriors ⓘ small British regular detachment ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | ambush of U.S. detachment ⓘ |
| theatre | Niagara Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| UScasualties | hundreds of U.S. soldiers captured ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Beaver Dams (nearby historic site)
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada