Battle of Châteauguay (1813)

During the War of 1812 the Americans planned to attack Montreal in order to cut off the British army in Upper Canada. They faced the British forces under Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d’Irumberry de Salaberry at Châteauguay on 26 Oct. 1813. Although losses on both sides were light, Wade Hampton, the American major-general, retreated. The battle of Châteauguay took on a legendary character and became a source of popular pride in Canada. This British victory stopped the only concerted American effort that could have cut the St Lawrence River supply lines between Montreal and Upper Canada, and it forced the American attackers to capitulate.