Battle of the Chateauguay

Battle of the Chateauguay
Part of the War of 1812

1896 painting of the battle
Date26 October 1813
Location
Allan's Corners, near present-day Ormstown, Quebec
45°9′32″N 73°55′43″W / 45.15889°N 73.92861°W / 45.15889; -73.92861
Result Anglo-Mohawk victory
Belligerents
Mohawk United States
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Charles de Salaberry Wade Hampton I
Strength
1,530 2,600
Casualties and losses
2 killed
16 wounded
4 missing

23 killed
33 wounded
16 captured
13 missing

Official name
Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1920
Battle of the Chateauguay is located in Quebec
Battle of the Chateauguay
Location within Quebec

The Battle of the Chateauguay was an engagement of the War of 1812. On 26 October 1813, a Canadian and Native force consisting of 1,530 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. The battle 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.