Raid On Philipsburg

Raid On Philipsburg
Part of War of 1812
DateOctober 11–12, 1813
Location
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland  United States
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Colonel Isaac Clark
Strength
101 400
Casualties and losses
1 killed
8 wounded
100 captured
2 wounded

During the War of 1812, on October 11, 1813, an American expeditionary force entered the Missisquoi Bay of Lake Champlain in Quebec, Canada, intent on raiding the area. Their goal was to stop smuggling goods across the border. They succeeded in defeating a contingent of Canadian militia and raid the town of Philipsburg, Quebec.