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Battle of the Windmill

Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought on 12 November 1838 at Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site, in what is now Canada; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Upper Canada Rebellion. The recorded result: Anglo-American victory. Recorded strength: 250 Hunter invaders against British: 1,133 Canadian militia; 500 British regulars; Royal Navy; American: U.S. Army; U.S. Navy.

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Title: Battle of Windmill Point (near Prescott upper Canada) on Tuesday Nov. 13th 1838 between the Patriots and the British Abstract: Print shows spectators in the foreground along the shore of a rive
Title: Battle of Windmill Point (near Prescott upper Canada) on Tuesday Nov. 13th 1838 between the Patriots and the British Abstract: Print shows spectators in the foreground along the shore of a rive. Popular Graphic Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 November 1838lasted 4 days
WhereBattle of the Windmill National Historic Site, Canada44.721N, 75.487W
OutcomeAnglo-American victory
BelligerentsHunters' LodgesagainstBritish Empire; Upper Canada; United States
Casualties and losses23 killed; 61 wounded; 136 capturedand16 killed; 77 wounded
Part ofUpper Canada Rebellion

Where it sits in the Upper Canada Rebellion

Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, 1837Battle of Pelee Island, 1838Battle of the Windmill, 183818371838Battle of the Windmill, 1838
3 placed engagements of the Upper Canada Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 November 1838
to 16 November 1838
PlaceBattle of the Windmill National Historic Site, Canada
44.721N, 75.487W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength250 Hunter invadersBritish: 1,133 Canadian militia; 500 British regulars; Royal Navy; American: U.S. Army; U.S. Navy
Casualties and losses23 killed; 61 wounded; 136 captured16 killed; 77 wounded
Commanders
  • Nils von Schoultz
  • Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville
  • Richard Duncan Fraser
  • Ogle Robert Gowan
  • John Crysler
Battle of the WindmillBattle of the WindmillBattle of OgdensburgBattle of Crysler's FarmBattle of the Thousand IslandsBattle of Fort FrontenacSecond Battle of Sacket's HarborBattle of OgdensburgBattle of Crysler's FarmBattle of the Thousand IslandsBattle of Fort FrontenacSecond Battle of Sacket's HarborMontréalOttawaBurlingtonCornwallPembrokeSt.-Jerome100 km44.721N, 75.487W
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Battle of the Windmill 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 Q2890798, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Windmill, revision 1370602739, 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.