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The Battle of Chippawa
By, Brett Pinkham
Sarah Carruthers
& Olivia Taylor
Who
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The battle of Chippawa was between the
British, who was under the command of
Major-General Phineas Riall, and the
American army under the command of General
Jacob Brown.
Great Britain had a military strength of 2100
men whereas the Americans had 3500 men.
When
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The Battle occurred on July 5th, 1814 during
the War of 1812 and only lasted about 3 hours.
What
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During an invasion of upper Canada along the
Niagara river the American military defeated
the British and was a huge victory for the
United States.
Where
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The battle took place in Chippawa, Upper
Canada (which is now Ontario) in Kingston,
the main British base, along Lake Ontario.
Why This War Happened
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Napoleon would soon be defeated in Europe
which meant British reinforcements would
soon be deployed back to Canada. John
Armstrong, the United States Secretary of War,
wanted to win a victory in Canada before the
British reinforcements arrived. So he ordered
Major General Jacob Brown to form the army
with intentions to attack Kingston the main
British base on Lake Ontario.
How They Were Victorious
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The American’s had a better military and had
better strategies for invasion and training.
They also attacked with very good timing
because of the lack of British reinforcements.
Casualties and Losses
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Great Britain: 106 dead, 319 wounded, 75
wounded prisoners, 15 captured and 18
missing.
United States: 60 killed, 249 wounded, 19
missing.
References
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happened_du
ring_the_Battle_of_Chippewa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chippa
wa
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_ch
ippewa_river.html