Battle of Beaver Dams' Cairn - Thorold, Ontario
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N 43° 07.367 W 079° 12.091
17T E 646300 N 4776019
This field stone cairn, erected to support a Canadian National Historic Site plaque related to the Battle of Beaver Dams, is located in The Battle of Beaverdams' Park, in Thorold, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM162Q9
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/22/2022
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Inscription on the plaque mounted on the cairn:
Following their repulse at Stoney Creek the Americans sent a force from Fort George to destroy a British advanced post at Beaver Dams. Warned of their approach by an Indian scout and by Laura Secord, a force of Iroquois from Caughnawaga and the Grand River, led by Captains Dominique Ducharme and William Kerr, ambushed the attackers near here on 24 June 1813, and compelled them to surrender to Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon of the regular British army. After this defeat the Americans did not again venture out in force, leaving the British in control of the area.
Cairn Location: Beaverdams's Park - Thorold, Ontario
Cairn Purpose: Battle Site Memorial
Types of rock: Field Stones
Cairn Condition: 
Type if different from above list: Not listed
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