BATTLE OF LUNDY’S LANE, 1814

The Lundy’s Lane Historical Museum is on the actual site of the battle, one of the bloodiest in the War of 1812. The text on the plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada in 1938 reads:
“On the afternoon of the 25^th of July, 1814, Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond with about 2800 men engaged the invading American army which had recently been victorious at Chippewa. The armies were evenly matched and the six-hour battle lasted until darkness and heavy losses put an end to the fighting. Each force had lost over 800 men. Although each claimed victory, the Americans had failed to dislodge Drummond from his position. They withdrew the next day, ending their offensive in Upper Canada.”