Battle of Fort Oswego (1814)

Battle of Fort Oswego
Part of the War of 1812

The attack on Fort Ontario, 1814.
Date6 May 1814
Location
Lake Ontario, New York
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
James Lucas Yeo
Karl Viktor Fischer
William Mulcaster		 George Mitchell
Strength
550 soldiers
400 marines
200 sailors
8 warships		 242 regulars
25 U.S. Navy
200 militia
Casualties and losses
17–18 killed
63–69 wounded
Total: 80–87		 6–21 killed
38 wounded
25–60 captured
Total: 69–119

The Battle of Fort Oswego was a partially successful British raid on Fort Ontario and the village of Oswego, New York on 6 May 1814 during the War of 1812.

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