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Siege of Fort Erie

Siege of Fort Erie was a siege conducted on 4 August 1814 at Fort Erie, in what is now Canada; it lasted 48 days. It was part of the War of 1812, which ran from 1812 to 1815. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 2,800 against 4,800.

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This Painting by E.C Watmough depicts the British storming the Northeast Bastion of Fort Erie, during their failed night assault on August 14, 1814.
This Painting by E.C Watmough depicts the British storming the Northeast Bastion of Fort Erie, during their failed night assault on August 14, 1814.. E.C Watmough, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 August 1814lasted 48 days
WhereFort Erie, Canada42.893N, 78.924W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstUnited Kingdom
Part ofWar of 18121812 to 1815

Where it sits in the War of 1812

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Record

Date4 August 1814
to 21 September 1814
PlaceFort Erie, Canada
42.893N, 78.924W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,8004,800
Casualties and losses213 killed; 565 wounded; 240 captured; 57 missingIn the four main engagements; other losses unknown. As per the figures given in the main text: 2 killed and 8 wounded at Conjocta Creek on 3 August; 1 killed and 70 captured at Somers and Ohio on 12 August; 10 killed and 35 wounded in the cannonade of 15 August; 17 killed, 56 wounded and 11 missing on 15 August; 79 killed, 216 wounded, 170 captured and 46 missing on 17 September; 104 killed and 250 wounded in the general siege operations; Total: 1,075At least 285 killed; 508 wounded; 748 captured; 12 missingIn the four main engagements; other losses unknown. As per the figures given in main text: 10 killed, 17 wounded and 6 captured at Conjocta Creek on 3 August; 2 killed and 4 wounded at Somers and Ohio on 12 August; 222 killed, 309 wounded, 360 captured and 12 missing on 15 August; 49 killed, 178 wounded and 382 captured on 17 September.; Total: 1,551
Commanders
  • Edmund P. Gaines
  • Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
  • Jacob Brown (general)
Siege of Fort ErieSiege of Fort ErieBattle of Fort ErieRaid on Black RockBattle of BuffaloBattle of Frenchman's CreekBattle of Conjocta CreekBattle of BuffaloTorontoRochesterHamiltonErieElmiraJamestownOrangevilleOshawa100 km42.893N, 78.924W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1812 and 1866.

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Elsewhere in 1814

Siege of Fort Erie 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 Q7510006, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Fort Erie, revision 1384963783, 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.