Salmon River Raid | |||||||
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Part of War of 1812 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph Morrison Hercules Scott Francis Cockburn | Jacob Brown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Canadian Fencibles 89th Regiment of Foot 103rd Regiment of Foot 1st Dundas Militia 1st Stormont Militia Glengarry Militia Mohawk Warriors |
New York Militia Brown's Brigade | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1200+ | 200+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
70 deserters |
No casualties Supplies captured |
The Salmon River Raid was a raid conducted by British forces in February 1814 against the recently abandoned American bases along the Salmon River near French Mills, New York.[1] A previous raid and battle at French Mills had been conducted in 1812.