Battle of the Chateauguay

Significance

The Battle of the Chateauguay was one of two engagements that forced the United States to abandon the Saint Lawrence campaign, its principal strategic offensive in the autumn of 1813. The American objective was an invasion of Lower Canada culminating in an attack on Montreal. A Canadian and Mohawk force of 1,530 militia and warriors under Charles de Salaberry repelled a U.S. regular force of approximately 2,600 commanded by Wade Hampton, inflicting around 100 American casualties and compelling Hampton to withdraw. By halting this thrust, the battle denied the United States control of the Saint Lawrence corridor and preserved Lower Canada from invasion, contributing directly to the collapse of the broader two-pronged campaign against Montreal that season.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)