1910 - Battlefield Monument - Stoney Creek, ON
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jiggs11
N 43° 13.009 W 079° 45.986
17T E 600192 N 4785631
Conerstone for the Stoney Creek Battlefield Monument, laid in 1910.
Waymark Code: WMT7FZ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/08/2016
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From the Battlefield website:
"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."
Access to the monument is from King Street in Stoney Creek.
The overhead building marker shows dates of 1813 - 1913 to commemorate the centennial of peace in the region.
Year of construction: 1910
Full inscription:
Cornerstone
26 May, 1910
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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