Battle of Buffalo | |||||||
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Part of War of 1812 | |||||||
The port of Buffalo prior to the battle in 1813 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gordon Drummond Phineas Riall | Amos Hall | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
965 British regulars[1] 50 Canadian militia 400 Natives | 2,011[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
31 killed 72 wounded 5 captured 4 missing[3][4] |
50 killed 52 wounded 11 wounded prisoners 56 captured[5][6] |
The Battle of Buffalo (also known as the Battle of Black Rock) took place during the War of 1812 on December 30, 1813, in the State of New York, near the Niagara River. The British forces drove off the American defenders and destroyed many buildings and ships. The operation was retaliation for American troops burning the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).