Event record · battle
Sackets Harbor, New York · Great Lakes
Second Battle of Sackets Harbor
29 May 1813
A British attack fails to destroy the principal American Lake Ontario naval base.
Participants
- American defenders and shipyard workers
- British landing force
- naval personnel
Outcome
The British withdrew without destroying the American naval base.
Why it matters
The defense preserved the industrial center of the Lake Ontario contest.
Location evidence
43.950, -76.120 · site 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
- War of 1812 research helpLibrary and Archives Canada · archive guide
British, colonial, militia, and Indigenous-related records.