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Part of War of 1812

Battle of Lundy's Lane

July 25, 1814 · Battle of Lundy's Lane

The bloodiest battle of the war, fought at night near Niagara Falls; the Americans withdrew to Fort Erie.

On the map Contemporaries

United States

United Kingdom

United States
United Kingdom
Upper Canada
Winfield Scott military commander Eleazer Wheelock Ripley military commander Jacob Brown military commander
Phineas Riall military commander Gordon Drummond military commander Joseph Wanton Morrison military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
2,500c. 4,000
Casualties
c. 900
Killed
174c. 170
Wounded
572c. 600
Captured
79c. 130
Missing
28
Strength
3,500c. 5,000
Casualties
c. 900
Killed
84c. 100
Wounded
559c. 550
Captured
169c. 250
Missing
55
Guns lost
c. 2

Units

Left Division (Jacob Brown)
Centre Division (Upper Canada) 19th Light Dragoons