Battle of Stoney Creek

and

Battle of Stoney Creek 1813

These two plaques are at the same location.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted June, 2009

Photo and transcription by contributor Joe Mielko - Posted May, 2011

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted June, 2009

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted April, 2012

Plaque Location

The City of Hamilton
In Battlefield Park
on the southeast corner of
King Street East and Centennial Parkway South

Coordinates: N 43 13.058 W 79 45.971

First Plaque Text

During 1813 the Americans planned to invade Upper Canada from Detroit and the Niagara Peninsula. In late May, an American force crossed the Niagara River, seized Fort George, and with about 3500 troops moved inland in pursuit of the British who retreated to Burlington Heights. At Stoney Creek, a surprise night attack by about 700 regulars of the 8th and 49th Regiments of Foot under Lt.-Col. John Harvey halted the American advance and allowed the British to re-establish their position on the Niagara frontier. The Americans retreated to Forty Mile Creek and subsequently to Fort George.

Second Plaque Text

Canada Remembers Lieutenant Samuel Hooker, Sergeant Joseph Hunt, Privates James Daig, Thomas Fearnsides, Richard Hugill, George Longley, Laurence Meade, John Pegler, John Smith, and John Wale of the First Battalion of the Eighth (King's) Regiment of Foot; and Sergeant Charles Page, Privates James Adams, Alexander Brown, Michael Burke, Henry Carroll, Nathaniel Catlin, Martin Curley, Martin Donnolly, Peter Henley, John Hostler, Edward Killoran, Edward Little, Patrick Martin, and John Maxwell of the Forty-Ninth Regiment of Foot, killed in action here, 6th June, 1813.

Photo Source - Wikimedia Commons

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted April, 2012

Plaque Text

On June 5, 1813, an invading United States army of about 3,000 men, commanded by Brigadier-General John Chandler, camped in this vicinity. That evening some 700 British regulars of the 8th and 49th Regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Harvey, left their encampment on Burlington Heights to attack the enemy. The assault was launched early the following morning under cover of darkness. In the fierce fighting which followed, heavy losses were suffered on both sides, but the Americans were defeated and withdrew after their senior officers, Brigadier-Generals Chandler and Winder, were captured. This victory is credited with preventing Upper Canada from being overrun in 1813.

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Posted June 11, 2009
cool, My class and I went there last Friday. There were stations where we could do stuff they did in 1812. We even got to see the canon shoot and pretend to be soldiers on the battlefield! :P I t was awesome!!!

Posted May 28, 2008
Yo I live almost right beside the battle field park and check out the reinactment of the battle of stoney creek sometime in june or july

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