The Battle of Crysler's Farm

From the May 10th Recorder & Times "A War of 1812 battle retreat" by Alicia Wanless.

She suggests tourism to some of the lesser-known battles of the war, one of which is the one that took place at Crysler's Farm fought Nov. 11, 1813.  Had the Canadians and British lost it, the St.Lawrence River would have fallen to the Americans, cutting off British supply lines to Upper Canada.  It also ended the American campaign to capture Montreal by the largest army ever to invade Canada.  In short, it saved the entire country.

In 1895, the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence began erecting monuments at the site.

A plaque was added in 1921 and it was designated a national historic site.

The battlefield was flooded with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and in 1955, the monuments were moved to a manmade knoll created by earth removed from the original battlefield located near Morrisbury.

RAIDS

Not many battles were fought along the St. Lawrence River, but there were many raids in 1812 and early 1813.  There would be a raid, followed by a retaliatory strike.  Raids were conducted on Prescott and what is now Brocksville in 1813.

Touring War of 1812 Sites.  --Brock-Perry