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Engagements on Lake Ontario

Engagements on Lake Ontario was a naval engagement fought in 1812 at Lake Ontario, in what is now Canada; it lasted about 3 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lake Ontario. It was part of the War of 1812, which ran from 1812 to 1815. The recorded result: Indecisive.

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United States sloop of war General Pike, commodore Chauncey, and the British sloop of war Wolf, Sir James Yeo, Preparing for action, September 28, 1813
United States sloop of war General Pike, commodore Chauncey, and the British sloop of war Wolf, Sir James Yeo, Preparing for action, September 28, 1813. Ralph Rawdon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1812lasted about 3 years
WhereLake Ontario, Canada43.729N, 78.106W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstUnited States
Part ofWar of 18121812 to 1815

Where it sits in the War of 1812

Siege of Fort Harrison, 1812Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812Engagements on Lake Ontario, 1812Battle of River Canard, 1812Siege of Fort Mackinac, 1812First Battle of Sacket's Harbor, 1812Battle of Brownstown, 1812Battle of Maguaga, 1812USS Essex vs HMS Alert, 1812Siege of Detroit, 1812Battle of Fort Dearborn, 1812USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere, 1812Siege of Fort Wayne, 1812Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812Capture of HMS Frolic, 1812Battle of St. Regis, 1812USS United States vs HMS Macedonian, 1812Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1812Battle of Wild Cat Creek, 1812Battle of Frenchman's Creek, 1812Battle of La Guaira, 1812Battle of Frenchtown, 1813Battle of Fort George, 1813Battle of Ogdensburg, 1813Battle of Tipton's Island, 1813Battle of Rappahannock River, 1813Battle of Africa Point, 1813Battle of York, 1813Siege of Fort Meigs, 1813Raid on Havre de Grace, 1813Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor, 1813Capture of USS Chesapeake, 1813Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813Battle of Craney Island, 1813Battle of Beaver Dams, 1813Raid on Black Rock, 1813Battle of Fort Stephenson, 1813Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Second Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Capture of HMS Boxer, 1813Battle of Lake Erie, 1813Battle of the Thames, 1813Battle of the Chateauguay, 1813Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813Capture of Fort Niagara, 1813Battle of Buffalo, 1813Siege of Prairie du Chien, 1814Battle of Big Sandy Creek, 1814Battle of Fayal, 1814Battle of Longwoods, 1814Battle of Valparaíso, 1814Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1814Battle of Fort Oswego, 1814Sinking of HMS Reindeer, 1814Battle of Chippawa, 1814Battle of Rock Island Rapids, 1814Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814Battle of Mackinac Island, 1814Battle of Conjocta Creek, 1814Siege of Fort Erie, 1814Battle of Bladensburg, 1814Raid on Alexandria, 1814Battle of Caulk's Field, 1814Sinking of HMS Avon, 1814Battle of Hampden, 1814Battle of Credit Island, 1814Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814Battle of North Point, 1814Battle of Baltimore, 1814Battle of Cook's Mills, 1814Battle of Malcolm's Mills, 1814Battle of Pensacola, 1814Battle of Lake Borgne, 1814Siege of Fort St. Philip, 1815Battle of New Orleans, 1815Battle of Fort Peter, 1815Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus, 181518121815Engagements on Lake Ontario, 1812
77 placed engagements of the War of 1812 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1812 (year precision)
to 1815
PlaceLake Ontario, Canada
43.729N, 78.106W
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1 first rate ship of the line; 2 frigates; 6 sloops and brigs; 4 schooners and gunboats2 frigates; 6 sloops and brigs; 12 schooners and gunboats
Casualties and losses1 sloop destroyed; 2 brigs destroyed; 1 brig captured1 brig destroyed; 2 schooners sunk; 2 schooners captured
Commanders
  • Isaac Chauncey
Engagements on Lake OntarioEngagements on Lake OntarioBattle of BowmanvilleBattle of Fort NiagaraBattle of La Belle-FamilleBattle of Fort GeorgeBattle of Queenston HeightsBattle of BowmanvilleBattle of Fort NiagaraBattle of Queenston HeightsTorontoBuffaloSyracuseHamiltonBarrieKingstonWatertownOrangeville100 km43.729N, 78.106W
Placed at Lake Ontario; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Engagements on Lake Ontario is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5377424, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Engagements on Lake Ontario, revision 1379698888, 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.