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The Battle of Crysler's Farm was fought in a farmer's field on the banks of the St Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ont, on 11 November 1813. An American force under the command of Major General James Wilkinson had sailed down the St Lawrence River with plans to capture Montréal and thereby complete the conquest of UPPER CANADA [Ontario]. A small corps of British regulars, Mohawk warriors and Canadian militia under Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Wanton Morrison of the 89th Regiment harassed the Americans as they moved downriver, forcing Wilkinson to land over 3000 men on the Canadian shore to attack Morrison's smaller force of 1169 men.
While the Canadian militia and Mohawk warriors guarded the woods on either side of John Crysler's field, the British regulars were drawn up in 2 lines to await the American assault. The Americans attacked the British lines without success and were forced to retreat from the battlefield after suffering severe losses. Wilkinson continued down the St Lawrence with the remnant of his demoralized army but before reaching Montréal he learned of a similar defeat of American General Hampton's army, at the Battle of CHÂTEAUGUAY a few weeks earlier. The Americans were forced to call off the attack on Montréal. A monument commemorating the Battle of Crysler's Farm and an interpretation centre are near the original site at UPPER CANADA VILLAGE. Most of the original battlefield was flooded by the construction of the ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY.
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RONALD J. DALE
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