Burlington Heights Markers-- Part 2:

More markers on the Heights"

MARCH TO STONEY CREEK  (about 180 meters away from first marker).

"Theses ramparts were erected by British troops during the War of 1812-1815.  From this place on the night of June 5th 1813, 700 men  under the command of Lieut. Colonel Harvey, marched to Stoney Creek where they surprised and routed an American force of 3,750 men ridding the Niagara Peninsula of the invaders."

THE BURLINGTON RACES  (about 180 meters from the first one).

"On the morning of September 28, 1813, a powerfully-armed United States fleet comprising  ten ships under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey appeared off York (Toronto) .  The smaller fleet of six vessels, commanded by Commodore Sir James L. Yeo, was in the harbour, but on the approach os the enemy set sail to attack.

After a sharp engagement, the British squadron was forced to withdraw toward Burlington Bay where it could take refuge under the batteries on the adjacent heights.  A close chase ensued (hence, the Burlington Races), but by skillful seamanship, Yeo was able to bring his ships through the shallow channel in the sand-bar to the safety of the bay."

--Brock-Perry

Burlington Heights, Ontario (Site of British Military Camp)

From Wikipedia.

Burlington Heights  is a promontory of land about 330 feet above Hamilton Harbor in the City of Hamilton, Canada.  It continues as a peninsula north to the City of Burlington.  It was the location of a British military camp during the War of 1812.

The post was established on the commandeered property of Richard Beasley in May 1813.  There were batteries on the north and south ends, a magazine, sally port and earthworks.  Troops from the 8th (The King's) and 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's Hertfordshire Regiments of Foot were stationed there after being forced to retreat from American forces  advancing into the Niagara  Peninsula in May 1813.

From here, British forces under the command of General John Vincent and Sir John Harvey launched a successful attack upon a much larger American force early on the morning of 16 June 1813, at Stoney Creek.

It didn't mention it, but the hangings from the Ancaster Bloody Assize took place here.

After the war, the barracks of the base was used as a hospital for immigrants with contagious diseases.

--Brock-Perry