Battle of Lundy's Lane

Battle of Lundy's Lane
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Battle of Lundy's Lane, Alonzo Chappel
Date	25 July 1814
Location	Niagara Falls, Upper Canada43°05′21″N 79°05′44″W / 43.0891°N 79.0955°W
Result	Inconclusive (see aftermath of the battle)
Belligerents
United Kingdom ; Upper Canada	United States
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Drummond ; Phineas Riall ; Joseph Morrison (WIA)	Jacob Brown ; Winfield Scott (WIA); Eleazer Ripley
Strength
3,500	2,500
Casualties and losses
84 killed ; 559 wounded ; 169 captured ; 55 missing	174 killed ; 572 wounded ; 79 captured ; 28 missing
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Battle of Lundy's Lane National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1937

The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara,^[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.

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

[Graves261-1] Graves (1997), pp. 261–262.

[Graves257-2] Graves (1997), pp. 257–258.

[Graves1993173-3] Graves (1993), p. 173.

[Graves1993174-4] Graves (1993), p. 174.

[Wood164-5] Wood, p. 164.

[Graves1993175-6] Graves (1993), p. 175.

[Whitehorne149-150-7] 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.

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