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{{Infobox Military Conflict
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| conflict = Niagara campaign
| partof = the [[War of 1812]]
| date = 3 July 1814 – 19 October 1814
| place = [[Upper Canada]]
| result = British victory
* Failure of American forces to invade Upper Canada
* Abandonment of Fort Erie
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| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} {{flag|Upper Canada}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|United States|1795}}
| commander1 = [[Gordon Drummond]] Thomas Buck
| commander2 = [[Jacob Brown (general)|Jacob Brown]] [[Winfield Scott]] [[George Izard]]
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = 490 killed 1,442 wounded 1,069 captured 85 missing '''Total:''' 3,086
| casualties2 = 461 killed 1,449 wounded 319 captured 114 missing '''Total:''' 2,343
}}

The '''Niagara campaign''' occurred in 1814 and was the final campaign launched by the [[United States]] to invade [[Canada]] during the [[War of 1812]]. The campaign was launched to counter the British offensive in the Niagara region which had been initiated with the [[capture of Fort Niagara]] in December, 1813. As part of that campaign, and in response to the American burning of the village of Newark on the Canadian side of the river, British forces and their native allies burned the American villages of Buffalo and Black Rock.

{{Campaignbox War of 1812: Niagara frontier}}
Having rejected the option of attacking the British naval base at Kingston in Upper Canada (as it was considered too logistically difficult and well defended), the American objective in the 1814 campaign was to deal the British a decisive blow on the Niagara peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Staff Ride Handbook for the Niagara Campaigns, 1812-1814 | url=https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/educational-services/staff-rides/StaffRideHB_NiagaraCampaign1812-1814.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713211654/https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/educational-services/staff-rides/StaffRideHB_NiagaraCampaign1812-1814.pdf | archive-date=2020-07-13}}</ref> The [[United States|American]] forces, commanded by [[Jacob Brown (general)|General Jacob Brown]] and [[Winfield Scott|General Winfield Scott]], began their counter campaign with the [[Capture of Fort Erie]] on the [[Niagara Peninsula]] early in July.
Next, they defeated the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] at the [[Battle of Chippawa]].

At the [[Battle of Lundy's Lane]] three weeks later, both sides claimed victory, but because U.S. forces had suffered so many casualties, they pulled back to [[Fort Erie]]. Following their return to the fort, the British, under [[Gordon Drummond]], attempted to capture the fort and the [[Siege of Fort Erie]] followed. The Americans were able to hold out, and the British eventually lifted the siege after suffering severe losses. After a small engagement at [[Battle of Cook's Mills|Cook's Mills]], American forces, commanded by General [[George Izard]], abandoned Fort Erie and returned to the U.S. territory for winter quarters. In February 1815 the U.S. Senate approved the [[Treaty of Ghent]] ending the war.<ref>[https://armyhistory.org/the-war-of-1812-on-the-niagara-river/ National Museum of the U.S. Army]</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Winfield Scott.jpg|[[Winfield Scott]] (photographed in later life) played an instrumental role, as a young 28-year old Brigadier-General, at the Battles of Chippawa and Lundy's Lane.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.glengarrylightinfantry.ca The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles]

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[[Category:Campaigns of the War of 1812]]

Niagara campaign - Revision history

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