![]() ![]() Courtesy of UTMRS.Ĭontrol of Lake Ontario changed hands several times, and Lake Champlain was eventually won by the Americans. Tecumseh, leader of the confederation of native tribes allied with the British, was killed in the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813. Detroit was recaptured and American forces entered Ontario, travelling up the Thames River. The following year American naval capabilities increased within the Great Lakes and in 1813 the Americans gained control of Lake Erie, cutting off British and native forces from supplies. Along the Atlantic coast the British navy dominated, attacking at will and often placing levies on towns in return for not burning them to the ground. ![]() Another attack on the Niagara Peninsula was repulsed at the Battle of Queenston Heights. Initially the war went poorly for the Americans when their initial attack from Detroit was prevented by a force of 350 British troops led by Major General Isaac Brock and the capture of Fort Detroit. The battle lasted under two hours: the British suffered 14 killed and 52 wounded. The Americans with only about 160 men had a protective defensive position on the west side of the steep ravine and repelled the attack, but then retreated back to Detroit fearing a larger British force would soon arrive. The British with a combined force of 240 troops were joined with 28 natives. Battle Reenactment, Photo Courtesy of the Upper Thames Military Reenactment Society (UTMRS).īritish troops converged on American soldiers encamped on Longwoods road (Hwy 2) at the large ravine east of Wardsville on March 4, 1814. ![]()
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