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Battle of Chippewa

 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Battle of Chippewa
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(July 5, 1814) Engagement in the War of 1812 that restored U.S. military morale. After U.S. troops under Winfield Scott captured Fort Erie, N.Y., they began to push north into Canada. A British force marched south from Fort George and attacked them at Chippewa. The British were defeated, suffering 604 casualties to 335 for the U.S.

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A victory for Gen. Winfield Scott over the British in the War of 1812, near Fort Erie, Ontario in 1814. Scott's army wore gray uniforms that the British commander mistakenly took for the gray coats of untrained levies. The gray uniforms worn at West Point to this day commemorate this victory.

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