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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXBV_chippawa-battlefield-panel-2_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
At dawn 5 July 1814, parties of Canadian-Militia and British allied Native Warriors scouted the American camp. They began sniping from the bushes on the north side of Street's Creek and this continued throughout the morning. Around noon, General B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXBU_chippawa-battlefield-panel-1_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
On these fields and the surrounding woods 4,000 American, British, Canadian and Native forces fought the first major battle of the Niagara campaign of 1814. When the last shots died away on Samuel Street's farm, more than 800 lay dead and wounded.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXBR_battle-of-chippawa_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
[Text on the West Side]:
Battle of Chippawa 5 July 1814
In memory of all those who fought on this ground, many of whom are buried nearby,and to commemorate the peace that has prevailed between Canada and the United Statessince that time.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX66_indians-at-queenston-heights_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Warriors of the Six Nations of Iroquois (Mohawks, Oniedas Onondagos, Cayugas, Senecas, Tuscaroras), mainly from the Grand River, fought as allies of the British in this historic battle with the Americans. Speaking distinctive dialects and with dif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX65_alfred_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Early in the morning of October 13, 1812, after galloping seven miles from Fort George, General Brock tethered his gray horse ?Alfred' here in the Village of Queenston in order to lead a charge on foot to repel the invading enemy. Brock was killed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX64_browns-point_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Brown's Inn was located here. Both the Canadian York Militia and the American Army bivouacked near here on separate occasions during the War of 1812. Adam Brown later added a store to his inn, and built a wharf on the river shore below, where sail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX63_lieutenant-colonel-john-butler-1725-1796_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Born in New London, Connecticut, Butler settled in the Mohawk Valley, New York, in 1742. Commissioned in the British Indian Department in 1755, he served in the Seven Years War. At the outbreak of the American Revolution , he was compelled to leav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX62_fort-chippawa-1791_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
The fortifications which stood on this site were built in 1791 to protect the southern terminus of the Niagara portage road, and serve as a forwarding depot for government supplies. Known also as Fort Welland, the main structure consisted of a log…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX61_raid-on-fort-schlosser-1813_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
At daybreak on July 5, 1813, a British and Canadian force, consisting of some 35 militia and a small detachment of the 49th Regiment, embarked in this vicinity to attack Fort Schlosser. This American depot (now within Niagara Falls, New York) was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX60_the-colored-corps-1812-1815_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
[Side of Marker Using English Text]:
When the War of 1812 began, people of African descent in the Niagara peninsular feared an American invasion. They were anxious to preserve their freedom and prove their loyalty to Britain. Many joined the mi…