Battle of Lundy's Lane

For other battles with the same name, see Battle of Niagara (disambiguation).

Battle of Lundy's Lane
Part of the War of 1812

Battle of Lundy's Lane, Alonzo Chappel
Date25 July 1814 (1814-07-25)
Location
Niagara Falls, Upper Canada
43°05′21″N 79°05′44″W / 43.0891°N 79.0955°W / 43.0891; -79.0955
Result Inconclusive (see aftermath of the battle)
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
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 Upper Canada		  United States
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Drummond
Phineas Riall Surrendered
Joseph Morrison (WIA)		 Jacob Brown
Winfield Scott (WIA)
Eleazer Ripley
Strength
3,500[1] 2,500[2]
Casualties and losses
84 killed
559 wounded
169 captured
55 missing[3][4]

174 killed
572 wounded
79 captured
28 missing[5][6][7]

Official nameBattle of Lundy's Lane National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1937

The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara or contemporarily as the Battle of Bridgewater,[8] was fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war,[9] and one of the deadliest battles fought in Canada,[10] with approximately 1,720 casualties including 258 killed.

The engagement was marked by intense musketry at close range and instances of friendly fire on both sides amidst the smoke and confusion, which caused several units to break entirely.[11] The two armies fought each other to a stalemate; neither side held firm control of the field following the engagement. However, the casualties suffered by the Americans precipitated their withdrawal, and the British held the strategic initiative.

  1. ^ Graves (1997), pp. 261–262.
  2. ^ Graves (1997), pp. 257–258.
  3. ^ Graves (1993), p. 173.
  4. ^ Graves (1993), p. 174.
  5. ^ Wood, p. 164.
  6. ^ Graves (1993), p. 175.
  7. ^ Whitehorne, pp. 149–150.
  8. ^ The War of 1812 Archived 14 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Heidler (2004), p. 161.
  10. ^ Belanger (2009), p. 72.
  11. ^ Elting (1995), p. 194.