Battle of Windsor
The Battle of Windsor was a short-lived campaign in the eastern Michigan area of the United States and the Windsor area of Upper Canada. A group of men on both sides of the border, calling themselves "Patriots", formed small militias in 1837 with the intention of seizing the Southern Ontario peninsula between the Detroit and Niagara Rivers and extending American-style government to Canada. They based groups in Michigan at Fort Gratiot (present Port Huron), Mount Clemens, Detroit, and Gibraltar. The Patriots were defeated by British and American government forces, respectively.
| Battle of Windsor | |||||||
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| Part of the Patriot War, Rebellions of 1837 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Upper Canada United Kingdom United States | Hunter Patriots | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Sparks John Prince Richard Airey Hugh Brady | Lucius Verus Bierce | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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300 Canadian Militia/British Regulars U.S. Forces | 400 Hunter Patriots | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 dead 1 steamship |
25 dead 44-65 captured | ||||||
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