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Battle of Crysler's Farm | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Battle of Crysler's Farm, Artist: Adam Sheriff Scott | |||||||
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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] | ||||||
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.