Event record · civilian
Newark, Upper Canada · Niagara
Burning of Newark
10 December 1813
Retreating American forces burn the town, leaving civilians exposed and intensifying retaliation.
Participants
- Retreating American troops
- Newark residents
- British and Canadian forces
Outcome
The town was burned and civilians displaced in winter.
Why it matters
Newark became a key episode in the reciprocal destruction narrative along the Niagara frontier.
Location evidence
43.250, -79.070 · city precision
Coordinates locate the named site, city, or broad region; they do not reconstruct unit movements.
Where it sits in the story
This record belongs to a connected military, political, and human sequence. The chapter supplies causes, consequences, competing perspectives, and the limits of the surviving evidence.
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Evidence behind this event
- 1812: One War, Four PerspectivesCanadian War Museum · digital exhibition
American, British, Canadian, and Indigenous interpretations shown side by side.