Event record · battle
Lower Canada · St. Lawrence
Battle of the Châteauguay
26 October 1813
Charles-Michel de Salaberry's Canadian force blocks Wade Hampton's advance toward Montreal from the south.
Participants
- Canadian Voltigeurs under Charles-Michel de Salaberry
- Canadian Fencibles
- francophone militia
- Indigenous warriors under Captain Lamothe
- Wade Hampton's American army
Outcome
The Canadian defensive force checked Hampton's advance, and he withdrew toward the United States.
Why it matters
The action helped defeat one arm of the American campaign against Montreal and showed Lower Canada as a defended society, not an empty approach route.
Location evidence
45.157, -73.930 · regional precision
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Where it sits in the story
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Evidence behind this event
- Battle of the ChâteauguayParks Canada · battle and place history
The Montreal campaign, Charles-Michel de Salaberry's position, Canadian Voltigeurs, militia, Indigenous participants, and the American withdrawal.
- The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian AlliesAlfred A. Knopf · scholarly monograph
Alan Taylor's borderlands history of allegiance, migration, civil conflict, and the defense of the Canadas.