Event record · battle
near Morrisburg, Upper Canada · St. Lawrence
Battle of Crysler's Farm
11 November 1813
A smaller British and Canadian force checks James Wilkinson's column as the failed American movement on Montreal unravels.
Participants
- British regulars under Joseph Wanton Morrison
- Canadian militia
- Indigenous allies
- James Wilkinson's American army
Outcome
The British and Canadian force held the field; the American column continued briefly before abandoning the Montreal operation.
Why it matters
Combined with Hampton's withdrawal after Châteauguay, the battle ended the two-pronged campaign against Montreal.
Location evidence
44.940, -75.090 · regional precision
Coordinates locate the named site, city, or broad region; they do not reconstruct unit movements.
Where it sits in the story
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Evidence behind this event
- 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.
- The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict, Bicentennial EditionUniversity of Illinois Press · scholarly monograph
Donald R. Hickey's synthesis of the war's politics, campaigns, finance, diplomacy, and memory.