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Battle of York

Battle of York was a battle fought on 27 April 1813 at Toronto, in what is now Canada. It was part of the War of 1812, which ran from 1812 to 1815. The recorded result: American victory; Public buildings, including the parliament building were razed. Recorded strength: 300 regulars; 300 militia; 40–50 Natives against 1,700 regulars; 14 armed vessels.

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Record

Date27 April 1813
PlaceToronto, Canada
43.639N, 79.404W
Part ofWar of 1812 (1812 to 1815)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultAmerican victory; Public buildings, including the parliament building were razed.
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Upper Canada; OjibweUnited States
CommandersRoger Hale Sheaffe; James Givins; John Robinson; Aeneas ShawZebulon Pike; Isaac Chauncey; Henry Dearborn
Strength300 regulars; 300 militia; 40–50 Natives1,700 regulars; 14 armed vessels
Casualties and losses82 killed; 112 wounded (including 69 wounded prisoners); 274 captured; 7 missing55 killed; 265 wounded
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Battle of York 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 Q388689, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of York, revision 1384962491, 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.