Battle of Stoney Creek

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{{Infobox Military Conflict |image= |caption= |conflict=Battle of Stoney Creek |partof=the War of 1812 |date=June 6, 1813 |place=Near Stoney Creek, Ontario |result=British victory |combatant1=Britain |combatant2=United States |commander1=John Vincent |commander2=John Chandler
William Winder |strength1=700 regulars and militia |strength2=3,500 |casualties1=22 dead
134 wounded |casualties2=55 dead or wounded
100 missing }} Template:Campaignbox War of 1812: Niagara frontier

The Battle of Stoney Creek was a battle fought on June 6, 1813 during the War of 1812 near Stoney Creek, Ontario. Withdrawing British forces encamped on Burlington Heights were informed of the American position at the Gage Farm by Billy Green, a farm hand. They marched through the night to attack the American encampment before dawn. In the battle, a British, Canadian and Mohawk force of 700 under John Vincent defeated an American force of 3500 under William Winder and John Chandler. Both American generals were taken prisoner, Chandler when he inadverently walked into the British line in the dark, thinking it was his own. This prompted an American withdrawal back to the Niagara River. Although a monument is raised in honour of the soldiers involved, to this day no Mohawk warriors are credited in it for doing battle.

This battle is now re-enacted annually, by Canadians and Americans, in a public park (called Battlefield Park) located in Stoney Creek (now part of the City of Hamilton), Ontario.Template:Warof1812-stub