Battle of Buffalo

Battle of Buffalo
Part of War of 1812

The port of Buffalo prior to the battle in 1813
DateDecember 30, 1813
Location42°56′11″N 78°53′52″W / 42.93639°N 78.89778°W / 42.93639; -78.89778
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gordon Drummond
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Phineas Riall
United States 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).

  1. ^ Cruikshank, p. 70
  2. ^ Cruikshank, p. 93
  3. ^ Cruikshank, p. 73
  4. ^ Cruikshank, p. 79
  5. ^ Eaton, p. 16
  6. ^ Cruikshank, p. 88