Battle of the Windmill

The Battle of the Windmill was fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy, defeated an invasion attempt by a Hunter Patriot para-military unit based in the United States, which had the intention of using the beachhead as a launchpad for further offensives into Canada. Canadian, British, and American troops thwarted the invasion, successfully defending Canadian soil and forced the invaders to surrender. Others still in the U.S. were captured and arrested by U.S. officials.

Battle of the Windmill
Part of the Patriot War, Rebellions of 1837

Contemporary engraving of the Battle of the Windmill as seen from the American shore.
DateNovember 12 – November 16, 1838
Location
Windmill Point, Ontario - 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Prescott, Ontario
44.7209°N 75.4871°W / 44.7209; -75.4871
Result Anglo-American victory;
Belligerents
Hunters' Lodges

 British Empire

  •  Upper Canada
United States
Commanders and leaders
Nils von Schoultz Henry Dundas
Richard Duncan Fraser
Ogle Robert Gowan
John Crysler
Strength
250 Hunter invaders British:
1,133 Canadian militia
500 British regulars
Royal Navy
American:
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Casualties and losses
53 dead
61 wounded
136 captured		 17 dead
60 wounded
The "Battle of the Windmill" is also a fictional battle in the book Animal Farm.
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