Battle of Chippawa

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Chippawa was a significant engagement of the War of 1812 in which American forces won a notable victory over British and Canadian troops near the Niagara River in Upper Canada.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Chippewa	3
Chippewa (Chippawa) in the War of 1812	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Chippewa NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedUnit	British 100th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ British 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ British 8th (King’s) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian militia units ⓘ U.S. 1st Brigade under Winfield Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ First Nations allies of Britain ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaignObjective	invasion of the Niagara Peninsula ⓘ
casualtiesSide	British and Canadian forces approximately 500–900 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ United States approximately 300 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander	Jacob Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineas Riall NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderSide	Jacob Brown – United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineas Riall – United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott – United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Canadian National Historic Site of Canada designation ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
countryAtTime	Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	5 July 1814 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Lundy’s Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	Niagara front of the War of 1812 ⓘ
location	Niagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ near Chippawa, Upper Canada ⓘ present-day Ontario, Canada ⓘ
memorial	Chippawa Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
memorialLocation	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	demonstrating effectiveness of well-trained American regulars ⓘ one of the first times U.S. regular infantry defeated British regulars in open field combat in the War of 1812 ⓘ
opposingForcesType	regular infantry on both sides ⓘ
partOf	Niagara campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	crossing of the Niagara River by U.S. forces in July 1814 ⓘ
primaryArmsUsed	muskets and artillery ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ
river	Niagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicSignificance	boosted American morale in the Niagara campaign ⓘ
strengthSide	British and Canadian forces approximately 2,000 men ⓘ United States forces approximately 3,500 men ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	British forces forced to retreat ⓘ
terrain	open fields and cleared ground near the Chippawa River ⓘ
timeOfDay	fought during the morning and early afternoon of 5 July 1814 ⓘ
year	1814 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

defence of Upper Canada → hasPart → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ

subject surface form: Defence of Upper Canada

Chippewa Square → namedAfter → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chippewa

Chippewa Square → namedAfter → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chippewa (Chippawa) in the War of 1812

Jacob Brown → battle → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chippewa

United States military forces in the War of 1812 → engagedInBattle → Battle of Chippawa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chippewa