Capture of Fort Niagara

Capture of Fort Niagara
	Part of War of 1812
	; View of Fort Niagara from the Ontario side of the Niagara River
Date	December 19, 1813
Location	Fort Niagara, Niagara River, near Youngstown, New York43°04′39″N 79°00′56″W / 43.077539°N 79.015561°W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Drummond,; John Murray	Nathaniel Leonard
Strength
500 British regulars; 50 Canadian militia; 12 First Nations militia	324 regulars; unknown number militia
Casualties and losses
6 killed; 5 wounded	65-80 killed; 14 wounded prisoners; 344 captured

The Capture of Fort Niagara took place 18-19 December 1813^[3] during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States. The American garrison was taken by surprise, and the fort was captured in a night assault by a select force of British regular infantry.

^ ^a ^b Cruikshank (1971), p.13
^ Cruikshank (1971), pp.17-18
^ "Capture of Fort Niagara". Canadian Encyclopedia. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[Cruikshank13-1] Cruikshank (1971), p.13

[Cruikshank17-18-2] Cruikshank (1971), pp.17-18

[3] "Capture of Fort Niagara". Canadian Encyclopedia. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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