Salmon River Raid (1814)

Salmon River Raid
Part of War of 1812
DateFebruary 14–24, 1814
Location
Salmon River and French Mills, New York, United States
Result British Victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Upper Canada
 Lower Canada
Mohawk
 United States
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Morrison
Hercules Scott
Francis Cockburn
Jacob Brown
Units involved
Canadian Fencibles
89th Regiment of Foot
103rd Regiment of Foot
1st Dundas Militia
1st Stormont Militia
Glengarry Militia
Mohawk Warriors
New York Militia
Brown's Brigade
Strength
1200+ 200+
Casualties and losses
70 deserters No casualties
Supplies captured

The Salmon River Raid was a raid conducted by British forces in February 1814 against the recently abandoned American bases along the Salmon River near French Mills, New York.[1] A previous raid and battle at French Mills had been conducted in 1812.

  1. ^ Ashdown, Dana Wilson (February 2015). "Wilkinson's Invasion Flotilla of 1813: A paper examining the American flotilla of Major-General James Wilkinson, and its potential survival in the Salmon River at Fort Covington, New York" (PDF). The War of 1812 Magazine. New York: The Napoleon Series Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2023.