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Battle of Buffalo

Battle of Buffalo was a battle fought on 30 December 1813 at Buffalo, in what is now New York, United States. It was part of the War of 1812, which ran from 1812 to 1815. The recorded result: British-Indigenous victory. Recorded strength: 965 British regulars; 400 Natives; 50 Canadian militia against 2,011.

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Record

Date30 December 1813
PlaceBuffalo, New York, United States
42.936N, 78.898W
Part ofWar of 1812 (1812 to 1815)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultBritish-Indigenous victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; IndigenousUnited States
CommandersGordon Drummond; Phineas RiallAmos Hall
Strength965 British regulars; 400 Natives; 50 Canadian militia2,011
Casualties and losses31 killed; 72 wounded; 5 captured; 4 missing50 killed; 52 wounded; 11 wounded prisoners; 56 captured
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Battle of Buffalo is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (51 in New York).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870585, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Buffalo, revision 1370435492, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.