Battle of Longwoods

Battle of Longwoods
Part of the War of 1812
Date 4 March 1814 Location Near London in present-day Southwest Middlesex, Ontario 42°41′39″N 81°42′18″W / 42.69417°N 81.70500°W / 42.69417; -81.70500 Result American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Upper Canada Native Americans	United States
Commanders and leaders
James Lewis Basden	Andrew Holmes
Strength
240[1]	164[2]
Casualties and losses
14 killed 52 wounded (including 1 prisoner) 1 missing[3]	4 killed 3 wounded[4]

The Battle of Longwoods took place during the Anglo-American War of 1812. On 4 March 1814, a mounted American raiding party defeated an attempt by British regulars, volunteers from the Canadian militia and Native Americans to intercept them near Wardsville, in present-day Southwest Middlesex, Ontario.