Battle of Buffalo

Battle of Buffalo
Part of War of 1812
The port of Buffalo prior to the battle in 1813
Date December 30, 1813 Location Buffalo, New York 42°56′11″N 78°53′52″W / 42.93639°N 78.89778°W / 42.93639; -78.89778 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Drummond Phineas Riall	Amos Hall
Strength
965 British regulars[1] 50 Canadian militia 400 Natives	2,011[2]
Casualties and losses
31 killed 72 wounded 5 captured 4 missing[3][4]	50 killed 52 wounded 11 wounded prisoners 56 captured[5][6]

The Battle of Buffalo (also known as the Battle of Black Rock) took place during the War of 1812 on December 30, 1813, in the State of New York, near the Niagara River. The British forces drove off the American defenders and destroyed many buildings and ships. The operation was retaliation for American troops burning the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).