File:Battle of Chippawa Monument, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Between Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, Ontario (29691520310).jpg

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Battle of Chippawa 5 July 1814 In memory of all those who fought on this ground, many of whom are buried nearby, and to commemorate the peace that has prevailed between Canada and the United States since that time. This monument was erected and dedicated by The Niagara Parks Commission. October 2001. Brian E. Merrett, Chairman, The Niagara Parks Commission

Dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of the Left Division, United States Army, who fought here on 5 July 1814 Regiment of United States Light Dragoons, Major Jacob Hindman’s Battalion, United States Corp of Artillery, 9th United States Infantry Regiment, 11th United States Infantry Regiment, 17th United States Infantry Regiment, 19th United States Infantry Regiment, 22nd United States Infantry Regiment, 23rd United States Infantry Regiment, 25th United States Infantry Regiment, 5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment

Dedicated to the memory of the warriors of the First Nations allied with Britain and the First Nations allied with the United States who fought here on 5 July 1814

Dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of the Right Division, British Army in North America, who fought here on 5 July 1814. 19th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Captain James Maclachlan’s Company, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1st Battalion, 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion, 8th (King’s ) Regiment of Foot, 100th (Prince Regent’s County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot, Troop of Provincial Royal Artillery Drivers, and the 2nd Lincoln Regiment, Militia of Upper Canada from the Niagara Peninsula, which at the Battle of Chippawa, suffered the highest casualties lost by a Canadian militia unit in a single engagement during the War of 1812.
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Author Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA
Camera location43° 03′ 07.88″ N, 79° 01′ 28.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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