THE BATTLE OF FORT GEORGE
Title
THE BATTLE OF FORT GEORGE
Description
On 25 May, 1813, the American fleet and the batteries at Fort Niagara across the river began a devastating two-day bombardment of Fort George. On the 27th a large American force was landed and after a brief engagement in which his outnumbered garrison sustained heavy casualties, Brigadier-General John Vincent made an orderly withdrawal towards Burlington. The capture of Fort George left the Americans in control of the Niagara frontier, but Vincent’s troops a week later won a decisive victory at Stoney Creek, preventing the Americans from gaining the whole peninsula.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Government of Canada – 1923
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Government of Canada – 1923
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
March 31, 2024
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “THE BATTLE OF FORT GEORGE,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 16, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/797.