Battle of Crysler's Farm

Battle of Crysler's Farm
Part of the War of 1812

Battle of Crysler's Farm, Artist: Adam Sheriff Scott
Date11 November 1813
Location44°56′2.4″N 75°5′49.2″W / 44.934000°N 75.097000°W / 44.934000; -75.097000
Result Anglo-Canadian victory[1]
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Upper Canada
 United States
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Morrison
William Mulcaster
James Wilkinson
John Boyd
Leonard Covington 
Strength
900 8,000
Casualties and losses
31 killed
148 wounded
13 missing[2]
102 killed
237 wounded
120 captured
Unknown missing[3]
Battle of Crysler's Farm is located in Canada
Battle of Crysler's Farm
Location within Canada
Battle of Crysler's Farm is located in Ontario
Battle of Crysler's Farm
Battle of Crysler's Farm (Ontario)

The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field,[4] was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812 (the name Chrysler's Farm is sometimes used for the engagement, but Crysler is the proper spelling). A British and Canadian force won a victory over a US force which greatly outnumbered them. The US defeat prompted them to abandon the St. Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.

  1. ^ Feltoe, p.143
  2. ^ Graves, pp. 268–269; notes 6 and 7, p. 403
  3. ^ The War of 1812 in the West: From Fort Detroit to New Orleans, by David Kirkpatrick, page 102
  4. ^ Lossing, p. 654