battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Windsor
Battle of Windsor was a battle fought on 4 December 1838 at Michigan, in what is now Canada. It was part of the Patriot War. The recorded result: Anglo-American victory. Recorded strength: 300 Canadian Militia/British Regulars; U.S. Forces against 400 Hunter Patriots.
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Record
| Date | 4 December 1838 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Michigan, Canada 42.283N, 83.000W | |
| Part of | Patriot War (1838) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Anglo-American victory | |
| Belligerents | Upper Canada; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; United States | Hunter Patriots |
| Commanders | John Sparks; John Prince; Richard Airey; Hugh Brady; Stevens Mason | Lucius Bierce |
| Strength | 300 Canadian Militia/British Regulars; U.S. Forces | 400 Hunter Patriots |
| Casualties and losses | 8 dead; 1 steamship | 25 dead; 44–65 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Fort Detroit 1763, 6.3 km
- Siege of Detroit 1812, 6.6 km
- Battle of Bloody Run 1763, 6.6 km
- Battle of River Canard 1812, 13 km
- Battle of the Overpass 1937, 13 km
Elsewhere in 1838
- Battle of Blood River South Africa
- Battle of Veracruz Mexico
- Battle of the Windmill Canada
- Battle of Italeni South Africa
- Battle of Peñacerrada Spain
Battle of Windsor is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Canada.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872741, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Windsor, revision 1370594134, 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.