Battle of the Chateauguay

The Battle of the Chateauguay was an engagement of the War of 1812. On 26 October 1813, a combined British and Canadian force consisting of 1,530 regulars, volunteers, militia and Mohawk warriors from Lower Canada, commanded by Charles de Salaberry, repelled an American force of about 2,600 regulars which was attempting to invade Lower Canada and ultimately attack Montreal.

Battle of the Chateauguay
Part of the War of 1812

Bataille de la Chateauguay by Henri Julien. Lithograph from Le Journal de Dimanche, 1884.
Date26 October 1813
Location
Allan's Corners, near present-day Ormstown, Quebec
45°09′31″N 73°55′43″W
Result British-Mohawk victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom
 Lower Canada

Mohawk		  United States
Commanders and leaders
Charles de Salaberry Wade Hampton
Strength
1,530 2,600
Casualties and losses
2 killed
16 wounded
4 missing

23 killed
33 wounded
16 captured
13 missing

National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameBattle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1920
Location within Quebec

The Battle of the Chateauguay was one of the two battles (the other being the Battle of Crysler's Farm) which caused the Americans to abandon the Saint Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.

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