Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)
| Battle of Lacolle Mills | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Lacolle Mills Blockhouse | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom Lower Canada | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Richard Handcock | James Wilkinson | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 80 (Reinforced by 400) | 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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11 killed 46 wounded 4 missing |
13 killed 51–128 wounded 13 missing | ||||||
The Battle of Lacolle Mills was fought on 30 March 1814 during the War of 1812. The small garrison of a British outpost position, aided by Canadian reinforcements, fought off a large American attack.
Despite being outnumbered 12-1, the British pulled off the victory, due to their well-trained and high morale men defeating a non-experienced American group.