Battle of Fort George

Battle of Fort George
Part of the War of 1812
A historical marker, featuring Fort George. (#2)
Date May 25–27, 1813 Location Present day Niagara on the Lake, Ontario Result United States victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	United States
Commanders and leaders
John Vincent	Henry Dearborn Winfield Scott Oliver Hazard Perry
Strength
1,000 regular infantry, 300 militia, 50 natives, 5 field guns	4,000 regular infantry, 1 corvette, 1 brig-of-war, 12 gunboats, Several batteries
Casualties and losses
52-107 dead 44-175 wounded 276-280 captured (including 147-175 of the wounded)	111 dead, 192 wounded
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1921

Coordinates: 43°15′03″N 79°03′40″W / 43.250752°N 79.061111°W / 43.250752; -79.061111

The Battle of Fort George was a battle fought during the War of 1812, in which the Americans defeated a British force and captured the Fort George in Upper Canada. The troops of the United States Army and vessels of the United States Navy cooperated in a very successful amphibious assault, although most of the opposing British force escaped encirclement.

Fort George was the westernmost of the British fortified posts on Lake Ontario, the others being York, the provincial capital of Upper Canada, and Kingston where most of the ships of the Provincial Marine were based. The fort was situated on the western bank of the Niagara River near its mouth. On the American side of the river lay Fort Niagara. Fort George was constructed to replace and counterbalance Fort Niagara, which the British lost to the Americans after Jay's Treaty in the year 1796.

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