Event record · battle
Niagara River, Upper Canada · Niagara
Capture of Fort George
27 May 1813
An American amphibious assault takes Fort George and forces British and allied defenders to retreat toward Burlington Heights.
Participants
- American army and navy
- British regulars
- Upper Canadian militia
- Grand River Haudenosaunee warriors
Outcome
American forces captured the fort and occupied the Niagara River's western bank.
Why it matters
The victory opened an advance that soon stalled, drawing civilians and Indigenous communities into occupation and counterattack.
Location evidence
43.251, -79.061 · site 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
- The Documentary History of the Campaign upon the Niagara FrontierGoogle Books bibliographic record · documentary edition
Ernest A. Cruikshank's compilation of official correspondence, reports, and other records for the Niagara campaigns. Its editorial choices and nineteenth-century publication context require attention.
- 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.