Chippawa Battlefield Panel 6

Chippawa Battlefield Panel 6 (HMXC0)

Location: Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S6 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 3.145', W 79° 1.466'

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The Aftermath

The Aftermath. In the days following the battle, General Brown's victorious troops advanced another 25 kilometers (18 miles) north to Fort George before retiring back to Niagara Falls when more British troops arrived in the area. They met the British forces again on 25 July along another farmer's lane where 1,800 more men were killed and wounded. Following the bloody Battle of Lundy's Lane the American forces passed the field and graves of the Battle of Chippawa as they withdrew to Fort Erie.

The U.S. Army successfully defended Fort Erie through a six week siege during which another 3,200 troops became casualties. After being reinforced with another 5,000 men, the U.S. Army again advanced to Chippawa. This time they tried to cross the Chippawa River 12 kilometers (9 miles) west of here and this attempt was checked by Canadian and British troops at the Battle of Cook's Mills on 19 October 1814. The U.S. forces again returned to Fort Erie. With winter coming on, they blew up the Fort and on 5 November 1814 went home. The Treaty of Ghent was signed 24 December 1814, formally ending the War of 1812.

Present Day Battlefield
In 1995, the surrounding 300 acres (121 hectares) of land was acquired by the Niagara Parks Commission to preserve this pristine battlefield. The national cairn, erected in 2001 by Niagara Parks, is dedicated to the Regiments and First Nations warriors who fought the Battle of Chippawa and commemorates th lasting peace between Canada and the United States. The monument is constructed of cobblestones donated by Fort Niagara (Youngstown, New York) and the cannon balls are from Fort George (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), both key sites in the War of 1812.
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HM NumberHMXC0
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe Niagara Parks Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 6:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 660890 N 4768529
Decimal Degrees43.05241667, -79.02443333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.145', W 79° 1.466'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 8.70" N, 79° 1' 27.96" W
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Area Code(s)724, 412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 109 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S6, CA
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