Remembering the Battle of Chippawa

Posted on August 9, 2013 by administrator

July 5, 2013

By Ian Mather

1812 News

 

A good crowd gathered for the 199th anniversary of the Battle of Chippawa.

Veterans, Dignitaries, and Re-enactors  were in attendance for the ceremony.  Niagara Falls Historian Sherman Zavitz Recounted the events of the battle.  A significant turning point in the War of 1812. It was the first time British, Canadian, and Native troops were defeated by American troops.

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