Raid on Elizabethtown

Raid on Elizabethtown
Part of War of 1812
Date February 7, 1813 Location Elizabethtown, Leeds County, Upper Canada Result American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Benjamin Forsyth
Strength
Unknown	200 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 16 American prisoners freed 52 British prisoners[1][2]	1 wounded

The Raid on Elizabethtown occurred on February 7, 1813, when Major Benjamin Forsyth and 200 regulars and militia crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River to occupy Elizabethtown, Upper Canada (present day Brockville, Ontario), seize military and public stores, free American prisoners and capture British military prisoners. This was the second successful raid by Forsyth along the St. Lawrence River, having previously attacked Gananoque. The success of the two raids prompted a response by the British, which culminated in the Battle of Ogdensburg.