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Battle of Crysler's Farm 1813
Photo by contributors David & Kellie Clifford - April, 2009
Photo by Alan L Brown - June, 2009
Plaque Location
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
The Township of South Dundas
Along the St. Lawrence River, immediately adjacent to Upper Canada Village, about 12 km east of Morrisburg.
Look for the green arrow on the interactive map below.
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates
44.945839 -75.073400
Plaque Text
In November, 1813, an American army of some 8000 men, commanded by Major-General James Wilkinson, moved down the St. Lawrence en route to Montreal. Wilkinson was followed and harassed by a British "corps of observation" consisting of about 800 regulars, militia and Indians commanded by Lieut.-Col. Joseph Morrison. On November 11, Morrison's force, established in a defensive position on John Crysler's farm, was attacked by a contingent of the American army numbering about 4000 men commanded by Brigadier-General J.P. Boyd. The hard fought engagement ended with the Americans' withdrawal from the battlefield. This reverse, combined with the defeat of another invading army at Chateauguay on October 26, saved Canada from conquest in 1813.
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