Battle of Big Sandy Creek

Battle of Big Sandy Creek
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Battle of Big Sandy Creek
Date	May 29–30, 1814
Location	Ellisburg, New York
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Popham	Melancthon T. Woosley; Daniel Appling
Strength
153 marines and sailors	150 riflemen; 125 Indians
Casualties and losses
13 killed; 140 captured (30 of whom were wounded)	2 wounded

The Battle of Big Sandy Creek was fought in northwestern New York on May 29–30, 1814, during the War of 1812. American troops and Oneida Indians launched an attempted surprise attack on British troops and sailors, who were pursuing them inland from Lake Ontario.

With the loss of a boat, and its subsequent discovery by British forces, the Americans lost the element of surprise prior to the battle. Nevertheless, the strategy was still implemented successfully, forcing the entire British force to surrender and ending their advance.

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