Battle of Chippawa

Battle of Chippawa
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Brig Gen Winfield Scott leading his infantry brigade forward during the battle
Date	July 5, 1814
Location	Chippawa, Upper Canada (present-day Ontario)43°03′08″N 79°01′29″W
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; Upper Canada; Mohawk	United States; Seneca
Commanders and leaders
Phineas Riall	Jacob Brown; Winfield Scott; Peter Porter; Red Jacket
Strength
2,000	3,564, of which 2,109 were engaged
Casualties and losses
108 dead; 319 wounded; 75 wounded prisoners; 15 captured; 18 missing;	60 killed; 249 wounded; 19 missing;
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Battle of Chippawa National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1921
	Location within Ontario Battle of Chippawa (North America)

The Battle of Chippawa, also known as the Battle of Chippewa, was a victory for the United States Army in the War of 1812, during its invasion on July 5, 1814, of the British Empire's colony of Upper Canada along the Niagara River. This battle and the subsequent Battle of Lundy's Lane demonstrated that trained American troops could hold their own against British regulars. The battlefield is preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada.

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