Battle of Chippewa
Theater of War St. Lawrence / Lake Champlain 1. Sacket's Harbor - 1. Lacolle Mills - Lake Ontario - Ogdensburg - New York - 2. Sacket's Harbor - Châteauguay - Chrysler's Farm - 2. Lacolle Mills - Fort Oswego - Big Sandy Creek - Plattsburgh
Niagara Theater of War
Queenston Heights - Frenchman's Creek - George - Stoney Creek - Beaver Dams - Black Rock - Fort Niagara - Buffalo - 1st Fort Erie - Chippewa - Lundy's Lane - 2nd Fort Erie - Cook's Mill
Detroit
Theater of War Tippecanoe - Fort Mackinac - Dearborn - Detroit - Fort Harrison - Fort Wayne - Wild Cat Creek - Mississinewa - Frenchtown - Fort Meigs - Fort Stephenson - Lake Erie - Thames River - Longwoods - Prarie du Chien - Rock Island Rapids - Mackinac Island - Malcom's Mills
Chesapeake
Theater of War Craney Island - St. Michaels - Chesapeake - Bladensburg - Washington - Caulk's Field - North Point - Baltimore
South Theater of War
Creek - 1. Fort Bowyer - Fayal - Pensacola - Lake Borgnes - New Orleans - Fort St. Philip - Fort Peter - 2. Fort Bowyer
The Battle of Chippewa on July 5, 1814 between the British and the Americans took place near the Niagara River in Canada during the British-American War and ended in an American victory.
The main objective of the Americans during the war of 1812 had been the conquest of Canada. Several attempted invasions in 1812 and 1813 had led to partially humiliating defeats against often outnumbered British troops. Another American advance from Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain to Montréal with 3,500 soldiers under the command of Major General James Wilkinson was stopped by the British at the border ( Second Battle of Lacolle Mills , March 30, 1814 ), but it managed to drop 3,500 soldiers General Jacob Brown in the theater of war on the Niagara River together with a naval formation under Commodore Isaac Chauncey on July 3rd to force the border fortress of Fort Erie to surrender. During the maneuvers that followed, a 1,300-strong American brigade on the Chippewa River under Brigadier Winfield Scott unexpectedly encountered British forces on July 5 as they prepared for the Independence Day parade. The 1,700 British under General Sir Phineas Riall crossed the Chippewa River to attack the Americans, who, due to their gray uniforms, believed them to be militias with poor combat quality. Scott, one of the few American commanders of this war who was up to his task, had excellently trained his soldiers, formed his troops and with them broke through the enemy lines in a quick, skilful attack despite heavy British fire and forced Riall to a hasty retreat . The British recorded 137 dead and 304 wounded, the Americans 48 dead and 227 wounded.
The victory documented a significant improvement in the fighting quality of the US troops and raised their self-confidence, but had little impact as the Americans were forced to retreat by the battle at Lundy's Lane that followed shortly afterwards . With that, the last chance for a successful invasion of Canada opened by Scott's victory was gone.
