The Early Republic at War

New York

17 War of 1812 engagements documented in New York, drawn from the federal battlefield survey and the historical record.

Alonzo Chappel, The Battle of Tippecanoe. Public domain.
17
Engagements
1813 to 1814
Years

Where these engagements were fought

16 of the 17 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 1 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Buffalo1813British-Indigenous victory31 killed; 72 wounded; 5 captured; 4 missing vs 50 killed…
Raid on Sodus1813British victory3 killed ; 7 wounded vs 1 killed ; 3 wounded ; 2 captured
Ogdensburg (Second)1813British victory6 killed; 44 wounded vs 20-26 killed; 6 wounded; 60-70…
Sackets Harbor1813American victory69 killed ; 84 wounded ; 154 captured; 3 guns captured…
Sackets Harbor1813American victory69 killed ; 84 wounded ; 154 captured; 3 guns captured…
Conjocta Creek1814American victory2 killed ; 8 wounded vs 12 killed; 21 wounded
Salmon River Raid (1814)1814British victory70 deserters vs No casualties; Supplies captured
Oswego1814British victory17-18 killed; 63-69 wounded; Total: 80-87 vs 6-21 killed…
Sandy Creek1814American-Oneida victory13-14 killed ; 30 wounded ; 142-143 captured; 3 gunboats…

Plus 8 further documented engagements in the New York record.

By conflict

War of 1812
The 1812-1815 war with Britain, fought across the Old Northwest, the Chesapeake, the Niagara and Great Lakes frontier, coastal Maine, and the Gulf, from the River Raisin to the defense of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS) (public domain (U.S. federal record), boundary survey); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).