british victory won the battle of stoney creek in the war of 1812.
who won the battle of stoney creek in the war of 1812?
british victory
on may 25, 1813, the american lake ontario squadron and fort niagara began bombarding fort george. an american amphibious force assaulted fort george on the northern end of the niagara river on may 27 and captured it without serious losses. the british also abandoned fort erie and headed towards the burlington heights. the british position was on the verge of collapse in upper canada; the iroquois indians considered changing sides and ignored a british appeal to come to their aid. the americans did not pursue the retreating british forces, however, until they had largely escaped and organized a counter-offensive at the battle of stoney creek on june 5. the british launched a surprise attack at stoney creek at 2 a.m., leading to much confused fighting and a strategic british victory, as the americans pulled back to forty mile creek rather than continuing their advance into upper canada. at this point, the indians living on the grand river began to come out to fight for the british as an american victory no longer seemed inevitable. the iroquis ambushed an american patrol at forty mile creek, while the royal navy squadron based in kingston came to bombard the american camp, and general dearborn retreated to fort george, mistakenly believing that he was outnumbered and outgunned. british brigadier general john vincent was encouraged by the fact that more and more indians were now arriving to assist him, providing about 800 additional men.
war of 1812
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stoney creek may refer to:









































section::::in australia.









































bullet::::- stony creek, queensland, historical spelling of the rural community of stony creek, queensland









































bullet::::- stoney creek falls, in queensland









































section::::in canada.









































bullet::::- stoney creek, ontario, was a municipality that is now part of hamilton, ontario









































bullet::::- stoney creek (electoral district), an electoral district in ontario









































bullet::::- stoney creek (lake erie), a watershed administered by the long point region conservation authority, that drains into lake erie









































bullet::::- battle of stoney creek, a battle of the war of 1812









































bullet::::- saik'uz first nation, often referred to as stoney creek first nation (canada)
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