Chippawa Battlefield Panel 4

Chippawa Battlefield Panel 4 (HMXBY)

Location: Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S6 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 3.142', W 79° 1.476'

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Battle on the Plain

— July 5, 1814 4:30 p.m. —

British General Riall was convinced that the greater part of Brown's army was still surrounding Fort Erie. He did not know the Fort had surrendered and he was facing the entire U.S. division. Still, the number of men deployed on both sides was virtually the same: 6 British guns verses 7 U.S., with each side mustering about 1400 regulars, 200 militia and 300 warriors.

Confident in the abilities of his regulars, Riall advanced towards the waiting grey-coated line. The Redcoats pushed to within 75 meters (82 yards) of the American line and a vicious stand up� fire fight ensued: standing being the quickest means of loading a musket. The British artillery guns were now screened by their own infantry. The 11th U.S. Infantry advanced obliquely to the left to fire into the flank of the British brigade. Scott ordered Towson's artillery gunners to enfilade or fire across the front of the British line. The 25th U.S. Infantry, under fire from British artillery, advanced into the woods against the British light troops. Once the light troops were cleared, the 25th turned to fire into the British flanks, preventing the King's 8th from joining the main British line with the 1st Royal Scots and 100th Regiment.

Redcoats:
The famous redcoat was known around the world as the symbol for the hardest fighting and most disciplined troops. In virtually every engagement against enemy troops in the open, British infantry prevailed in a stand up fire fight.

Details

HM Number	HMXBY
Tags	Colonial Era, War Of 1812
Year Placed	2001
Placed By	The Niagara Parks Commission
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 9:24am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17T E 660877 N 4768523
Decimal Degrees	43.05236667, -79.02460000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 43° 3.142', W 79° 1.476'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	43° 3' 8.52" N, 79° 1' 28.56" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	724, 412
Closest Postal Address	At or near 109 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S6, CA
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