Capture of Fort Niagara | |||||||
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Part of War of 1812 | |||||||
![]() View of Fort Niagara from the Ontario side of the Niagara River | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gordon Drummond, John Murray | Nathaniel Leonard | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
500 British regulars 50 Canadian militia 12 First Nations militia |
324 regulars unknown number militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6 killed 5 wounded[1] |
65-80 killed 14 wounded prisoners 344 captured[1][2] |
The Capture of Fort Niagara took place 18-19 December 1813[3] during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States. The American garrison was taken by surprise, and the fort was captured in a night assault by a select force of British regular infantry.