Battle of Fort Oswego (1814)

Battle of Fort Ontario
Part of the War of 1812

The attack on Fort Ontario, 1814.
Date6 May 1814
Location
Lake Ontario, New York
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
James Lucas Yeo
Karl Viktor Fischer
William Mulcaster		 George Mitchell
Strength
550 soldiers
400 marines[1]
200 sailors
8 warships		 242 regulars
25 U.S. Navy
200 militia[2]
Casualties and losses
17-18 killed
63-69 wounded
Total: 80-87[3][4]		 6-21 killed
38 wounded
25-60 captured
Total: 69-119[5][6][7]

The Battle of Fort Ontario was a partially successful British raid on Fort Ontario and the village of Oswego, New York on May 6, 1814 during the War of 1812.

  1. ^ Letter from General Drummond to Sir George Prevost dated 3 May 1814, citing a land forces strength of 24 Artillerymen, 20 Sappers, 450 De Wattevilles, 50 Glengarry Light Infantry, along with 9 Marine rocketeers and 350 men of the 2nd (Royal Marines) Battalion, in addition to the Sailors and Marines of the Lake Ontario squadron [1]
  2. ^ Johnston, p.139
  3. ^ Wood, p.59
  4. ^ Wood, pp.64-65
  5. ^ Quimby, p.509
  6. ^ Cruikshank, p.336
  7. ^ Johnston, p.142