Battle of Ball's Farm | |||||||
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Part of War of 1812 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Hamilton Merritt |
Major B. M. Malcom Lieutenat Eldrige | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
140 | 500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 wounded |
20 killed 13 captured |
The Battle of Ball's Farm took place on July 8, 1813, during The War of 1812. A British and Native force successfully recovered medical supplies they buried on the Chourous farm a few kilometres from Fort George, Ontario. The medicine supplies were buried in the face of an advancing American army. During the recovery an American force of 500 sortied from the occupied Fort George. A small flanking force of 40 was cut off and almost entirely killed or captured.