HIGHEST - casualties lost by a Canadian militia in a single engagement - Niagara Falls, Ontario
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N 43° 03.137 W 079° 01.490
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At the Battle of Chippawa, on 5 July 1814, the 2nd Lincoln Regiment Militia of Upper Canada from the Niagara Peninsula, suffered the highest casualties lost by a Canadian militia unit in a single engagement.
Waymark Code: WM17CT0
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/27/2023
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Inscription on the plaque:
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the Right Division, British Army in North America who fought here on 5 July 1814.
19th Regiment (light) Dragoons
Captain James Maclachlan's
Company, Royal Regiment of Artillery
1st Battalion 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion 8th King's Regiment of Foot
100th Prince Regent's County of Dublin - Regiment of Foot
Troop of Provincial Royal Artillery Drivers
and the
2nd Lincoln Regiment Militia of Upper Canada
from the Niagara Peninsula, which
at the Battle of Chippawa,
suffered the highest casualties lost by
a Canadian militia unit in a single engagement.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: Niagara Falls
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