Battle of Crysler's Farm

Belligerents

• United Kingdom
  • Upper Canada

United StatesCommanders and leadersJoseph Morrison
William MulcasterJames Wilkinson
John Boyd
Leonard Covington†Strength 800-900 2,500-4,000Casualties and losses 31 killed
148 wounded
13 missing
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥: 192 102 killed
237 wounded
120 captured
Unknown missing
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥: 459

Battle of Crysler's Farm (United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry)

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The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field, or the Battle of Williamsburg, was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812, in the British province of Upper Canada. A British and Upper Canadian force defeated a much larger American invasion force, prompting the US to abandon the , its plan to capture Montreal in the autumn of 1813.

The name of the battle comes from a farm owned by Captain John Crysler, an officer in the Dundas County Militia who participated in the battle. The farm served as the headquarters for British forces, although the battle itself occurred on properties towards the east. (The name "Chrysler's Farm" is sometimes used for the engagement, but "Crysler" is the proper spelling.)